Overview

A new way of doing business for increasingly turbulent times.

We have entered into an entirely new era, an age of increasingly frequent and intense periods of turbulence in the global economy. Unlike past recessions, today’s crises have precipitated a need for businesses to develop a new mindset, one that takes into account intermittent periods of disturbance, allowing them to thrive while under the constant threat of chaos. Chaotics presents a revolutionary set of guidelines designed to help businesses:

• detect sources of turbulence

• prepare scenarios

• predict resulting vulnerabilities and opportunities

• develop responses to ensure long-term resilience and success

• avoid risk while advancing the interests of the company

• build flexibility into the balance sheet

• price strategically

• adjust products to meet new customer values

• and more

Complete with metrics and measurements, Chaotics outlines a powerful new system for managing waves of uncertainty affecting customers, employees, and other stakeholders. In this climate of increased turbulence, no organization can survive with less.

About the Authors

Philip Kotler (Evanston, IL) is one of the world’s foremost experts on the strategic practice of marketing, voted the first Leader in Marketing Thought by the American Marketing Association. He is the S. C. Johnson Distinguished Professor of International Marketing at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and the author of many influential books, including Marketing Management.

John A. Caslione (Lake Forest, IL) is a highly sought after expert who has executed global business development strategies in 87 countries on six continents. He is the founder, President, and CEO of the global mergers and acquisitions advisor GCS Business Capital LLC.