The UK Chatham House ‘think tank’ has come to the realisation that “Just in Time” models put companies at risk – by reducing their resilience. Always good to see these groups wake up and smell the roses! However it will be interesting to see if commercial, short-term profits continue to be placed ahead of long-term […]
… lessons in Adaptive Leadership
Yesterday I reviewed a couple of articles from Harvard Business Review (November 2010) on “Leadership Lessons from the Military“. Today’s post will finish the job by reviewing the article “Four lessons in Adaptive Leadership” [p86] by Michael Useem from Wharton Business School. Useem and his colleagues at Wharton have incorporated military leadership principles into the […]
… a new wave
The good news about the Sigmoid Curve – and its explanation of life the universe and everything – is that we are not restricted to a single curve. We can start a new curve, and if we have the courage we can make a jump to the new world. Handy refers to this as the […]
… the meaning of life
Over recent weeks I have found myself talking to various people in the real world in terms of “our thinking is broken”. The context of these conversations was the need to change and improve a series of linked internal processes. Reviewing yet another “management systems standard” approach to resilience for this blog got me thinking […]
… Infrastructure resilience, UK-style
Recently the UK Cabinet Office published their guidelines on Critical Infrastructure Resilience, entitled “Keeping the Country Running: Natural Hazards and Infrastructure“. They propose building infrastructure resilience based on four components – as shown at right. Unlike the graphic, each component is not specified as making an equal contribution. It is suggested that the size/contribution of […]