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Resilience is an illusion

Emergency Planning

After much pondering of the question, I have come to the conclusion that resilience is an illusion. This is not to denigrate the work of resilience managers, as there is obviously much to be done to reduce the risk and impact of adverse events. However, the concept of resilience is, I think, suspect. References Alexander, D.E.

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BCM Basics: Business Continuity vs. Business Resilience 

MHA Consulting

The terms business continuity and business resilience are superficially similar and a world apart. The terms business continuity and business resilience are a distinction with a difference. Then came the game-changer that was the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The likely answer is not that much.

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Book Review: Constructing Risk

Recovery Diva

Reviewed by Donald Watson, editor of the website theOARSlist.com , Organizations Addressing Resilience and Sustainability, editor of Time-Saver Standards for Urban Design (McGraw-Hill 2001), and co-author with Michele Adams of Design for Flooding: Resilience to Climate Change (Wiley 2011).

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A Glimmer of Hope: Resilience at the BCI World Hybrid 2022 Conference

Fusion Risk Management

For those of us in the resilience field, it was a common goal after disruption not to return to normal, but rather to a ‘new normal’: one where we had learnt from our mistakes and built a more robust operating model, possibly in a new direction of business. . The Return of the Resilience Industry.

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Top 10 Resources to Help You Become a BCM Ninja 

MHA Consulting

We are living in a golden age in terms of the easy availability of high-quality information on how organizations can make themselves more resilient. Much of this change was propelled by the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.)

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Business, Interrupted: Drawing on Real-Life Disaster Response with Larry Knafo

Castellan

But post COVID-19, what exactly is “ business as usual ” and how has it shaped what that means for continuity and resilience professionals around the globe? Business continuity, disaster response, and true operational resilience are a team effort. And to remember you’re not alone in this. Finding Purpose.

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Coronavirus and China’s Decision-Making in a Crisis

Marketpoint Recall

As a result, in public or health crises , not only do leaders tend to prefer behind-the-scenes, consensus-based decisions, but authorities are less likely to acknowledge and account for empirical data and objective analysis when completing viable options.

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