The impact of the slowdown in economic activity varies across countries and regions, depending on trading relationships, financial ties, the strength of inflation, exposure to the war, the state of the pandemic and the strength of the recovery. It is a time for leaders to focus on opportunities they can extract from existing business realities. To that end, strategic conversations in the boardroom leading to actionable steps are needed to support forward-looking leadership that will engender confidence.

This issue of Board Perspectives poses seven questions that provide a basis for grounded discussions in the boardroom.