In business, as in life, there are moments when the world shifts beneath your feet.
A sudden regulation change. Disruptive forces like AI. A market collapse. A key shift in technology. These moments don’t come with warning lights or gentle transitions, they arrive like a squall, fast and unforgiving.
When that happens, the question isn’t if you’ll respond. It’s where you’ll turn.
In our personal lives, we instinctively seek out our safe harbors - family, close friends, trusted professionals. The people who know us, who’ve weathered storms with us before, who offer clarity when everything feels chaotic.
In business, the same principle applies. But the safe harbor looks a little different. It’s your internal experts who’ve seen cycles come and go. It’s your external advisors and leaders who’ve built their careers on navigating complexity. It’s the frameworks, playbooks, and partners you trust to help you reorient, recalibrate, and rebuild.
For many, this shift happened as Microsoft just announced Project Online deprecation on September 30, 2026.
When the landscape changes, your first move isn’t to sprint—it’s to anchor.
⚓You gather your leadership team.
⚓You revisit your core values and strategic priorities.
⚓You lean into relationships that offer perspective, not just data.
⚓You ask hard questions: What’s still true? What’s changed? What’s possible now?
Safe harbor isn’t about retreat. It’s about resilience.
It’s the place you go to find your footing so you can chart a new course with confidence.
So, the next time your business faces a dramatic shift, whether it’s a regulatory overhaul, a tech deprecation, or an industry shakeup - ask yourself:
- Who is my safe harbor? What do I trust when everything else is uncertain?
- And how do I use that clarity to move forward; smarter, stronger, and more aligned than ever?
If impacted by Project Online EOL, we can help.