Waking up in 2025 means not knowing what changes may have happened overnight which could impact the fundamentals of your business. Against this backdrop, The MBS Group is delighted to present our latest report, ‘Uncertainty 2.0: What the first hundred days of Trump’s second presidency means for Boards, and how they can navigate unpredictable changes’.
In just the first 100 days of his second term as President, Trump’s administration has implemented measures such as new regulations which could lead to your biggest market being closed to you, and new and retaliatory tariffs which might undermine or transform your business model. Many of these changes have come (and oftentimes gone) at a speed unlike any we have seen before, and on multiple fronts.
Over the past few weeks and months, it’s been a privilege to sit down with Chairs, NEDs and executives to discuss what they are seeing during a time of such uncertainty – understanding what’s working and what isn’t. Designed to help companies predict and adapt to a changing world, in our conversations we have also put to the test the five principles we set out in our Boards of the Future manifesto four years ago.
Our conversations confirmed that:
- The five principles for building a Board of the future are as relevant now as they have ever been, if not more so
- Boards are learning to expect the unexpected, and building risk spotting into their strategies
- Communication is crucial, as long held beliefs and targets like DEI are undermined and deprioritised
- Businesses need to remain focussed on the big picture and their position in it – and directors on the Board should reflect the awareness of the zeitgeist
- AI is, rightly, becoming a higher priority for all Boards, as it becomes more and more integrated in businesses strategies
You can read the full publication here.
