Strategy Under Pressure:  What Business Leaders Can Learn from Modern Conflict

Dr. Robert Pape on reading market-relevant signals, understanding unintended consequences and navigating reputational risk, misinformation and employee sentiment.

Dallas Business Club is pleased to host Dr. Robert Pape in September for a timely discussion on how business leaders can think more strategically in a period of global instability.

When conflict escalates, business leaders are forced to make decisions in an environment shaped by uncertainty, market volatility and fast-moving public narratives. This discussion will focus on how to look beyond headlines and rhetoric to identify the signals that matter, understand where sanctions and incentives work and fail, and respond thoughtfully to reputational risk, misinformation and employee sentiment.

What You’ll Hear

Dr. Pape will offer insights on:

• interpreting the signals that may matter most to markets and business strategy
• understanding where sanctions and incentives are effective and where they fall short
• recognizing how pressure tactics can backfire and create unintended consequences
• managing reputational risk, misinformation and workforce concerns during global instability

Why Attend

This event is designed for executives and senior professionals who want a sharper framework for understanding how geopolitical developments can affect business strategy, leadership judgment and risk management.

About Dr. Robert Pape

Dr. Robert Pape is one of the country’s leading thinkers on strategy, conflict and political violence. His work has shaped how leaders understand coercion, escalation, sanctions and the broader logic of modern conflict.

Event Details

• Date: Wednesday, September 23
• Location: Dallas, Texas
• Hosted by: Dallas Business Club
• Format: Speaker presentation and discussion

Registration

• Inner Circle Members: $20
• Guests: $55