Chas Klivans

“Today’s businesses succeed by adapting to where the market is going. Better adaptation leads companies to increased sales and profits,” Chas Klivans says. “My experiences in an Afghan prison, the Amazon jungle, and billion-dollar boardrooms make it clear to me that the business environment is like the real jungle, tough but neutral, containing everything a company needs to succeed and traps that can lead to failure. Companies must stop blaming outside forces, accept full responsibility, and go into jungle survival mode just like I did years ago.

“In my experience,” he says, “companies uncover...