Organizational Resilience in Action
Crises cannot be avoided. Companies can, however, learn to anticipate them, withstand them and emerge from them stronger.
Also available in German: Das resiliente Unternehmen
Das resiliente Unternehmen – Die Krisen der Zukunft erfolgreich meistern · Springer 2022 · ISBN 978-3-662-64814-8
Where organisational resilience comes from
Pandemic, broken supply chains, cyberattacks, energy and climate crises: resilience is not a trait a company has or lacks – it is built from four capabilities.
Anticipate
Recognise early indicators, think through scenarios and assess risks before they turn into a crisis.
Withstand
Robust structures, processes and systems that keep working under pressure – with redundancy wherever failure would be critical.
Adapt
Fast decisions, a flexible organisation and a software base that carries change instead of blocking it.
Learn
Evaluate every crisis systematically and feed the lessons back into strategy, organisation and technology – so the company emerges stronger.
“Resilience is not decided in the crisis but before it. Those who build the right structures today will master the crises of tomorrow.”
Achim Röhe is spokesman of the management board of ReqPOOL's consulting business. He has many years of experience as a consultant and project manager in the analysis and optimisation of IT processes and systems and focuses on information design, artificial intelligence and digital business transformation. In his book he shows how companies build resilience systematically – in strategy, organisation, processes and their software base.
Achim Röhe
Spokesman of the Management Board ReqPOOL
What does this mean for your company?
Crises become plannable
Those who play through scenarios and watch early indicators are not caught off guard. Resilient companies know which events can hit their business model – and have answers ready before they are needed.
Software becomes a resilience factor
Core systems, interfaces and dependencies on vendors and service providers decide whether a company stays capable of acting when it matters. A transparent, well-governed software base is the prerequisite for a fast response.
The organisation becomes adaptable
Clear responsibility, short decision paths and a culture that treats change as the normal case make companies agile – in a crisis and in everyday business.
Learning becomes institutionalised
Resilience is not a project but a cycle: anticipate, withstand, adapt, learn. Companies that integrate this cycle into their leadership grow stronger with every crisis.
How ReqPOOL strengthens your resilience
ReqPOOL analyses neutrally and independently of vendors how crisis-proof your company's strategy, organisation and software base are – and accompanies you on the way to a resilient, self-driving organisation.
Who the book is written for:
- Owners, boards and managing directors
- Those responsible for strategy, risk management and business continuity
- CIOs, CDOs and IT leaders making their software base crisis-proof
- Executives in industry, retail, financial services and public administration
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