Today I am reviewing one of the earliest, and certainly one of the more influential, articles describing the concept of resilience as it applies to organisations. Despite being almost 8 years old, this paper still offers some interesting insights into the concept of resilience for the contemporary reader. “The Quest for Resilience” by Gary Hamel […]
… the magic of “E”
I was reminded of this Dilbert classic by the material I discussed in my previous post – Feeling lost? Try EGRC. I borrowed that line from a running gag in the original Muppet Movie – except they suggested you try Hari Krishna. Perhaps the adherents of this EGRC cult will start to chant and hang […]
… feeling lost? Try EGRC
Two different, and perhaps competing, perspectives of the future appeared in my Inbox this week. It is no wonder that John Glenn often refers to BCM as the Rodney Dangerfield profession – it is hard to earn respect when you actually cannot decide what you stand for. Feeling lost? First item comes from Alex Serano, […]
… Australian Government position on resilience
Recently the Australian Government, through it’s Resilience Expert Advisory Group (REAG), published a position paper about Organisational Resilience with particular reference to critical infrastructure. The membership of the REAG is drawn from academics, government and private enterprise. The group grew out of the Trusted Information Sharing Network for Critical Infrastructure Protection, when the group was […]
… case study of resilience (adaptation and culture) in the real world
Just recently I commented on Alex Fullick’s learnings from the Japanese earthquake. One of my points related to the inter-dependence of the modern world. Today we must think in terms of global Supply Chains, and when disrupted we need to be adaptive, responsive and have a culture that promotes these attributes. Recently the New York […]
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