Planning for the Unplannable with Savvas Manousos

In this episode of The HC Commodities Podcast, host Paul Chapman interviews Savvas Manousos, a partner at Enco Insights, about the challenges of business planning in the volatile commodities sector. They discuss how traditional budgeting and static strategies often fail to align with the current level of geopolitical and economic shocks. Savvas emphasizes the need for organizations to shift from rigid annual plans to more agile, responsive approaches, including forming cross-functional resilience cells, conducting war games to stress test strategies, and adopting rolling forecasts with multiple options. The conversation also explores how to maintain accountability while building flexibility and the importance of fostering an ownership mindset within teams to navigate uncertainty effectively.