Skip to Content

EACD Netherlands │ Why Companies Ignore Warning Signs Until It's Too Late

Add to calendar:
Outlook Google Agenda

The warning signs are often there. The harder question is why organisations wait to act.

In an increasingly complex environment, organisations are under growing pressure from customers, employees, investors and society at large. Yet many leaders delay action on emerging concerns until their options have narrowed. This session explores why that happens, how external stakeholders are reshaping corporate decision-making, and what leaders can do to maintain strategic flexibility before others begin setting the agenda.

Join us in person for an insightful event with Professor Paul A. Argenti, visiting Professor at RSM and Professor at Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.

Drawing on examples from technology, pharmaceuticals, consumer products and social media, Paul will explore how early warning signs can grow into stakeholder pressure, regulation and other constraints – and why acting earlier can preserve an organisation’s room to manoeuvre.

The central question is one of leadership and strategy:

How do you recognise when an emerging concern requires action, while meaningful choices still exist?

The event is co-hosted by RSM Corporate Communication Centre and EACD Netherlands, and is open to MCC alumni, students and EACD members and friends. 

Keynote speaker

  • Professor Paul A. Argenti

Paul Argenti is a pioneer in corporate communication and Professor at Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. He is the author of Corporate Communication, the first textbook in the field, now in its eighth edition, as well as several other books on communication, responsibility and digital strategy. He has advised and delivered programmes for organisations including ING, Novartis, Goldman Sachs and Mitsui, and is a frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review.

Panel discussion with EACD Netherlands

Following the keynote, Professor Argenti will be joined by two senior members of EACD Netherlands to share practical perspectives and real-world experiences. The session includes ample opportunity for interaction and discussion, making it both an informative and highly engaging event.

Programme

  • 17:00 – Welcome with coffee & tea
  • 17:30 – Joint introduction by RSM and EACD
  • 17:35 – Keynote by Prof. Paul Argenti
  • 18:10 – Panel discussion with Professor Argenti and EACD Netherlands
  • 18:30 – Networking drinks
  • 19:00 – Closing

​