See Through The Crisis: alignment of effort

See Through The Crisis – Temporall Techniques #2 If any lesson can be taken from the pandemic, it is that people still remain critical in almost every facet of society. The human component of organisational resilience is therefore essential in determining whether the business can react quickly in times of crisis – but it has been a […]

See through the crisis: critique your own thinking

See Through The Crisis – Temporall Techniques #1 Crises reinforce the need for leaders to make high-quality decisions at speed, relying on good judgement that’s backed by insight. Such clear thinking requires the most complete picture possible of your organisation, with visibility of how people are performing under pressure. Of course, you will also face […]

See through the crisis

Leadership in a crisis can become polarised. So how can you avoid leading your organisation into extremes? In uncertain situations, leaders face intense pressure to make effective decisions. It goes without saying that the COVID-19 pandemic has accentuated this, but the strain on decision making isn’t isolated to crises. In the coming weeks, we’re kicking […]

The Human Side of Resilience

The Human Side of resilience Human resilience is about individual employees having the personal strength to keep moving, leaders having the perspective and skills to chart a way forward in difficult circumstances, and the organisation as a whole to have the capacity to adapt quickly and bounce back in the face of adversity. Julian Birkinshaw, […]

Bringing clarity to organisational resilience

Do you understand how your team are reacting to, and performing during, a crisis? In years working with organisations, from the world’s largest and most disruptive companies to traditional industries and charities, it became very clear that there was a gap between technology and people. This is particularly stark in business continuity and organisational resilience. […]