Dan Rice: Decision-Making Under Pressure - What Crisis Reveals About Great Leaders | EDGE 2026
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11-Feb-2026
In this session at EDGE 2026 in Sydney, Dan Rice shares firsthand leadership lessons drawn from advising Ukrainian military leadership during the war and applying military leadership frameworks inside corporations.
Through real battlefield examples and organizational parallels, Rice explores leader’s intent, confirmation briefs, after action reviews, tactical pauses, red teaming, prioritization, empowerment, and trust. The session demonstrates how disciplined processes create agile institutions capable of operating under extreme uncertainty.
Future-ready leadership is not charisma. It is clarity of intent, structured communication, empowered teams, and continuous learning.
Key Takeaways:
• Clear leader’s intent enables decentralized decision-making under pressure.
• Institutionalized reflection through after action reviews accelerates adaptation.
• Trust, empowerment, and disciplined communication create agile organizations.
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