[vc_row parallax=”content-moving-fade” parallax_image=”331814″ parallax_speed_bg=”2″][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1727379836818{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;}”][vc_empty_space height=”120″][vc_custom_heading text=”What actually makes our organizations stronger?” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:40|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Oswald%3A300%2Cregular%2C700|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal” css=””][vc_empty_space height=”30″][vc_custom_heading text=”Ryan Miller” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:24|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Oswald%3A300%2Cregular%2C700|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal” css=””][vc_custom_heading text=”Director of Organizational Resilience” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:900%20bold%20regular%3A900%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1727728976487{margin-top: -15px !important;}”][vc_empty_space height=”100″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1727796329607{border-radius: 15px !important;border-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column width=”2/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1727729175427{border-radius: 15px !important;border-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Post-pandemic, there was a lot of buzz about companies’ ability to withstand radical changes in work process, workplace culture, and long-held ideas about what was necessary for modern organizations to thrive. Strong, well-established organizations, accustomed to weathering all sorts of challenges, found they were unprepared to handle the drastic, concurrent, and compounding shifts COVID-19 had delivered.” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=””][vc_custom_heading text=”Even business continuity practitioners began questioning whether traditional preparedness practices were sufficient in our changing world. What, then, are some of the hallmarks of organizations that emerged stronger than before? According to McKinsey & Company’s research, organizations should build capability in these four areas:” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=””][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” el_width=”90″ css=”” accent_color=”#000000″][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-user-graduate” color=”black” align=”center” css=””][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”5/6″][vc_custom_heading text=”Invest in talent and culture” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:16|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:900%20bold%20regular%3A900%3Anormal” css=””][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-people-carry” color=”black” align=”center” css=””][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”5/6″][vc_custom_heading text=”Build an agile organization, make informed decisions, and “test-learn-adjust”” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:16|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:900%20bold%20regular%3A900%3Anormal” css=””][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-users-cog” color=”black” align=”center” css=””][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”5/6″][vc_custom_heading text=”Build self-sufficient teams” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:16|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:900%20bold%20regular%3A900%3Anormal” css=””][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-user-shield” color=”black” align=”center” css=””][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”5/6″][vc_custom_heading text=”Develop adaptable leaders with both short and long-term vision*” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:16|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:900%20bold%20regular%3A900%3Anormal” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mckinsey.com%2Fcapabilities%2Fpeople-and-organizational-performance%2Four-insights%2Fraising-the-resilience-of-your-organization”][vc_custom_heading text=”Click Here for Source (McKinsey.com)” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:300%20light%20italic%3A300%3Aitalic” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mckinsey.com%2Fcapabilities%2Fpeople-and-organizational-performance%2Four-insights%2Fraising-the-resilience-of-your-organization|title:McKinsey”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1727729190088{border-radius: 15px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Meet The Author” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:20|text_align:center” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal” css=””][vc_single_image image=”320998″ img_size=”” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded” css=”.vc_custom_1727729539689{border-radius: 25px !important;border-color: #ffffff !important;}” image_hovers=”false” lazy_loading=”true”][vc_custom_heading text=”Ryan Miller” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:32|text_align:center” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:900%20bold%20regular%3A900%3Anormal” css=””][vc_custom_heading text=”Director of Organizational Resilience” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:center” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:300%20light%20regular%3A300%3Anormal” css=””][vc_single_image image=”282801″ img_size=”” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1727379246903{margin-top: -10px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 100px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 100px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Rather than just “getting through it,” these organizations were already resilient through the careful cultivation of skilled staff who were able to keep producing and adapting without constant direction from leadership. Continuous improvement and a learning mindset were part of the company culture already, so having to pivot to accommodate a new set of challenges didn’t immediately derail them. They were built for it.” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=””][vc_custom_heading text=”Getting stronger because of a major shock, disruption, or disaster may seem ambitious, but threats of all sorts are increasing, and mere survival should no longer be our baseline. The skills and capabilities leaders and organizations need are even more essential in an era of increasing natural disasters, non-stop cyber attacks, unpredictable labor markets, and fragile supply chains.” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=””][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=”Dr. David Lindstedt, drawing from the work of Nassim Nicholas Taleb, cautions us not to confuse robustness with resilience. Robustness means having contingency plans, strong cybersecurity, proactive emergency management, sufficient insurance, IT disaster recovery capabilities, and solid physical security that allows an organization to absorb shocks and change and then return to the status quo.” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:700%20bold%20italic%3A700%3Aitalic” css=”.vc_custom_1727820321918{margin-bottom: 10px !important;border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;background-color: rgba(234,234,234,0.38) !important;*background-color: rgb(234,234,234) !important;border-left-style: ridge !important;border-right-style: ridge !important;border-top-style: ridge !important;border-bottom-style: ridge !important;border-radius: 10px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Building Resilient Organizations through Change, Chance, and Complexity By David Lindstedt” font_container=”tag:p|font_size:12|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:300%20light%20italic%3A300%3Aitalic” css=”.vc_custom_1727820276358{padding-left: 40px !important;}” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.routledge.com%2FBuilding-Resilient-Organizations-through-Change-Chance-and-Complexity%2FLindstedt%2Fp%2Fbook%2F9781032280813%3Futm_source%3Dcjaffiliates%26utm_medium%3Daffiliates%26cjevent%3D2746823f75de11ef82f872ac0a82b821″][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=”Resilience is the ability of an organization to change its activities, behaviors, and investments in order to pivot and capitalize on significant change. Resilience is a continuous journey that cultivates deep cross-functional capabilities, ready to drive an organization forward no matter what comes its way.” font_container=”tag:p|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=””][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle” gap=”20″][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1727796557795{padding-left: 25px !important;}”][vc_separator color=”black” css=””][vc_custom_heading text=”Interested in learning more about how Edwards can help you build organizational resilience? 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Author: Multiple Authors
This blog was written by four of Edwards outstanding employees who specialize in program and project management, as well as with Agile: Program Manager, Rosa Linnear; Project Manager, Carolyn Eichhorn; Project Manager, Rebecca Duve; and Project Manager, Sara Fontaine.