Volatile events like war in markets linked to your operations
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Workforce expectations regarding the workplace (e.g., remote working)
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High attrition levels as employees feel less loyalty to a company
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Accelerating pace of technology innovation / inability to keep up
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Expectations of your corporate board (could be in any area, e.g. in achieving environmental targets for operations)
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Climate change / volatile weather patterns
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Volatile / unpredictable business cycles
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"Digital" advantage of your competition (i.e., the competition adopting digital models faster than you)
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Challenge in finding talent (in terms of numbers)
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Challenge in finding the skills needed in future (even if we don't yet know what these are)
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Aggressive profit expectations of shareholders / lending institutions
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Supply chain issues
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Cybersecurity / Risk
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Expectations around sustainability (market, board, shareholders)
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Expectations around environmental issues
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Social pressures / issues emerging (e.g. gender, diversity, culture, authenticity of brand)
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Political issues (e.g., elections, party platform, political pressures)
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Workforce anxiety / Wellness issues
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Cost of capital / funding
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Regulatory pressure (by industry as well as finance/governance agencies)
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Prioritizing cost and ignoring other value-drivers
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