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A collection of real-world scenarios that demonstrate how Gordian helped actual organizations take strategic, decisive action to protect their people, operations, and reputations.
Labor Unrest
Scenario
Imagine you represent one of the largest employers in the world, with hundreds of thousands of employees across five continents. Your organization has a 50-year legacy of providing trusted services to multinationals and governments. You lead a division responsible for securing and managing large government contracts, some requiring support from hundreds or even thousands of employees.
Now imagine three critical challenges:
- Hundreds of employees on a government contract threatening to walk off the job due to poor labor conditions, jeopardizing the company’s reputation and future contracts.
- A labor crisis in an Indian joint venture, where staff detain site leadership, blocking exits and refusing communication with local partners, insisting on direct engagement with you.
- A volatile situation in a Chinese manufacturing campus, where dormitory-bound workers face factional rivalries and a lack of conflict resolution, escalating tensions into potential violence.
Threats
Threatened walkouts on government contracts risk reputational damage and the ability to secure future work.
Seizure of manufacturing sites disrupts operations, strains partnerships, and risks safety.
Dormitory conflicts and poor leadership in China create an unsafe environment, leading to potential harm and loss of productivity.
Solutions
Labor concerns on government contracts are addressed through leadership accountability, improved communication, and proactive labor condition reviews.
In India, direct communication is with workers prioritized to resolve grievances swiftly, ensuring operational stability and repairing strained relationships.
On Chinese campuses, conflict resolution training is implemented to strengthen leadership oversight, and foster a culture of respect to mitigate future tensions.
Outcome
By combining accountability, empathy, and strategic crisis management, Gordian Risk Solutions achieved the following:
Labor disputes on government contracts were resolved, protecting the company’s reputation and ensuring continuity in existing and future contracts.
Operations at the Indian joint venture were restored, and relationships between management and workers were strengthened.
Workplace conflicts at Chinese campuses were mitigated, ensuring safety, reducing factional tensions, and improving workforce morale.
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