226: Knowing What’s Likely To Happen

20 Feb 2023 | Oliver Only Solo Shows, Podcast

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20 February 2023

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Oliver Banks

Transformations, and the journey of change, are dependent on predictions and forecasts on multiple fronts. How will the market evolve? What are the benefits? When will it deliver? And many other considerations. But all of these are subject to an element of chance. In the uncertain world that we live in, it’s crucial to start considering how likely it is that the various forecasts in your transformation come to pass. Or not. Join Oliver Banks and discover how you can consider chance and probability in your transformation programme.

Listen to this podcast episode to discover:

  • Areas of your transformation that are subject to chance.
  • How you can start considering likelihood.
  • And what you can do to improve the probabilities of your predictions.

 

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Email Oliver on oliver.banks@obandco.uk, or message Oliver Banks on LinkedIn.

Additional episodes of the podcast

Wondering what episode to check out next? Here are 4 related episodes to get you started.

Firstly, listen to episode 216: What To Learn From The Disruption Of 2022. The world continues to demonstrate high levels of uncertainty and complex interactions between different elements. Learn to become a better systems thinker in this episode with Oliver Banks.

216: What To Learn From The Disruption Of 2022 - The Retail Transformation Show with Oliver Banks

Next, a great way to build certainty is to trial the transformation. Check out episode 220: Your Transformation Is On Trial and episode 221: How To Manage Successful Trials. In this pair of episodes, Oliver Banks explores how you can effectively test the ideas, improve the likelihood and boost confidence too.

220: Your Transformation Is On Trial - The Retail Transformation Show with Oliver Banks

221: How To Manage Successful Trials - The Retail Transformation Show with Oliver Banks

And finally, with all of the uncertainty, it’s easy to become overwhelmed and stressed out. Listen in to episode 182: Overcoming Stress With Science where Oliver shares ideas to help you cope.

182: Overcoming Stress With Science - The Retail Transformation Show with Oliver Banks

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