The DNA of the Resilient Organization

The DNA of the Resilient Organization
Author: Sandra A. Suran
Publisher: Stargazer Pub. Company
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014
Genre: Organizational change
ISBN: 9781933277219

In nature, DNA, the building block of all life, determines whether an organism will grow into a sleek racehorse, a sturdy Shetland pony, or a lumbering dinosaur-whether a group of cells will multiply into a healthy heart or one that kills its owner. In much the same way, an organization's DNA will determine whether it evolves into a powerhouse or a dying company. An organization, like a living creature, consists of many interdependent parts: people, relationships, historical events, past and present decisions, life-sustaining functions, and physical, financial and intellectual resources. A change in any one of these will affect all of the others, for better or worse, even though the effect may not be apparent for months or even years. The DNA of the Resilient Organization shows managers and leaders how to embed resilience into their organizations' DNA. It gives the tools for creating a results-oriented strategic plan, a sturdy infrastructure, and star-producing talent development using examples from best-in-class companies. It shows how to create the Wonder Glue of Trust, Confidence, and Motivation that makes companies become and stay successful despite challenges and crises.

Resilient Organizations

Resilient Organizations
Author: Erica Seville
Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2016-11-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 074947856X

What differentiates resilient organizations from those that are not? Do we need to wait until a crisis strikes to see how resilient an organization is? Resilient Organizations draws on primary research to reveal the answers to these questions and provides practical ideas and actions to make your own organization more resilient. Organizational resilience is about creating organizations with the agility to adapt to unexpected challenges and the capacity to seize opportunity out of adversity. Dr Erica Seville, founder of the Resilient Organizations research programme, provides readers with the essential knowledge required to enable organizations to thrive in a world of change and uncertainty. Drawing on a decade of research, her team have identified 13 indicators to diagnose an organization's resilience. Resilient Organizations draws out the top five ingredients and shows how organization resilience is a capability that can and must be proactively fostered and maintained over time. Using case studies, diagnostic tools and key actions and initiatives to develop and maintain organizational resilience, Resilient Organizations is essential reading for everyone tasked with developing strong organizations that can survive and thrive in crisis and change - from risk, resilience and business continuity professionals to leadership and management teams.

Building Resilient Organizations

Building Resilient Organizations
Author: Project Management Institute
Publisher: Project Management Institute
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2022-10-17
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1628257806

In our tumultuous times, understanding and achieving resilience have never been more important. Some organizations have resilience in their DNA. They possess the agility of mind, culture, and organization to survive and thrive no matter what is put in their way. Building Resilient Organizations is focused on identifying what sets these enterprises apart, exploring the nature of resilience for organizations. Along the way, we discover some inspiring global examples of resilient projects in practice and some novel thinking for leaders to consider about what it takes to be resilient over the long haul. With contributions from leading thinkers and practitioners from throughout the world, Building Resilient Organizations will enable you and your organization to further develop resilience as a muscle in your organization.

The DNA of the Resilient Organization

The DNA of the Resilient Organization
Author: Sandra A. Suran
Publisher:
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2014
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781933277196

In nature, DNA, the building block of all life, determines whether an organism will grow into a sleek racehorse, a sturdy Shetland pony, or a lumbering dinosaur-whether a group of cells will multiply into a healthy heart or one that kills its owner. In much the same way, an organization's DNA will determine whether it evolves into a powerhouse or a dying company. An organization, like a living creature, consists of many interdependent parts: people, relationships, historical events, past and present decisions, life-sustaining functions, and physical, financial and intellectual resources. A change in any one of these will affect all of the others, for better or worse, even though the effect may not be apparent for months or even years. The DNA of the Resilient Organization shows managers and leaders how to embed resilience into their organizations' DNA. It gives the tools for creating a results-oriented strategic plan, a sturdy infrastructure, and star-producing talent development using examples from best-in-class companies. It shows how to create the Wonder Glue of Trust, Confidence, and Motivation that makes companies become and stay successful despite challenges and crises.

Developing Resilient Organizations

Developing Resilient Organizations
Author: Doug Strycharczyk
Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2014-08-03
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0749470100

Much of the fear and uncertainty surrounding the global recession is concerned with the adverse impact it will have on organisations and society. However, recessions are nothing new. We know from past experience that when a recession is over, there always emerge organisations and individuals who have not only survived but have thrived. They often emerge stronger, fitter and better performing. Developing Resilient Organizations argues that one of the fundamental keys to survival in these circumstances is resilience or mental toughness. It can make challenge and change an opportunity rather than a threat. The book addresses a wide variety of organizational issues including motivation, performance, staff retention, behaviour, trust, attention span and teamwork. With case studies from leading organizations across the public and private sector internationally, it will show you how to develop organizational performance, well being and a positive approach to adversity and change in your organization.

Fit for Growth

Fit for Growth
Author: Vinay Couto
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2017-01-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1119268532

A practical approach to business transformation Fit for Growth* is a unique approach to business transformation that explicitly connects growth strategy with cost management and organization restructuring. Drawing on 70-plus years of strategy consulting experience and in-depth research, the experts at PwC’s Strategy& lay out a winning framework that helps CEOs and senior executives transform their organizations for sustainable, profitable growth. This approach gives structure to strategy while promoting lasting change. Examples from Strategy&’s hundreds of clients illustrate successful transformation on the ground, and illuminate how senior and middle managers are able to take ownership and even thrive during difficult periods of transition. Throughout the Fit for Growth process, the focus is on maintaining consistent high-value performance while enabling fundamental change. Strategy& has helped major clients around the globe achieve significant and sustained results with its research-backed approach to restructuring and cost reduction. This book provides practical guidance for leveraging that expertise to make the choices that allow companies to: Achieve growth while reducing costs Manage transformation and transition productively Create lasting competitive advantage Deliver reliable, high-value performance Sustainable success is founded on efficiency and high performance. Companies are always looking to do more with less, but their efforts often work against them in the long run. Total business transformation requires total buy-in, and it entails a series of decisions that must not be made lightly. The Fit for Growth approach provides a clear strategy and practical framework for growth-oriented change, with expert guidance on getting it right. *Fit for Growth is a registered service mark of PwC Strategy& Inc. in the United States

Results

Results
Author: Bruce A. Pasternack
Publisher: Crown Business
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2005-10-18
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0307337316

Every company has a personality. Does yours help or hinder your results? Does it make you fit for growth? Find out by taking the quiz that’s helped 50,000 people better understand their organizations at OrgDNA.com and to learn more about Organizational DNA. Just as you can understand an individual’s personality, so too can you understand a company’s type—what makes it tick, what’s good and bad about it. Results explains why some organizations bob and weave and roll with the punches to consistently deliver on commitments and produce great results, while others can’t leave their corner of the ring without tripping on their own shoelaces. Gary Neilson and Bruce Pasternack help you identify which of the seven company types you work for—and how to keep what’s good and fix what’s wrong. You’ll feel the shock of recognition (“That’s me, that’s my company”) as you find out whether your organization is: • Passive-Aggressive (“everyone agrees, smiles, and nods, but nothing changes”): entrenched underground resistance makes getting anything done like trying to nail Jell-O to the wall • Fits-and-Starts (“let 1,000 flowers bloom”): filled with smart people pulling in different directions • Outgrown (“the good old days meet a brave new world”): reacts slowly to market developments, since it’s too hard to run new ideas up the flagpole • Overmanaged (“we’re from corporate and we’re here to help”): more reporting than working, as managers check on their subordinates’ work so they can in turn report to their bosses • Just-in-Time (“succeeding, but by the skin of our teeth”): can turn on a dime and create real breakthroughs but also tends to burn out its best and brightest • Military Precision (“flying in formation”): executes brilliant strategies but usually does not deal well with events not in the playbook • Resilient (“as good as it gets”): flexible, forward-looking, and fun; bounces back when it hits a bump in the road and never, ever rests on its laurels For anyone who’s ever said, “Wow, that’s a great idea, but it’ll never happen here” or “Whew, we pulled it off again, but I’m tired of all this sprinting,” Results provides robust, practical ideas for becoming and remaining a resilient business. Also available as an eBook From the Hardcover edition.

Resilient Organizations

Resilient Organizations
Author: Guia Beatrice Pirotti
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 175
Release: 2016-12-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1316738418

Recent financial crises have shown that firms need to create more robust business models. However, it seems that the task of developing resilience - a firm's ability to adapt, endure, bounce back and then thrive, despite the shock - appears on most managers' strategic issue list only after such a shock has occurred. Managers, through responsible leadership, can make explicit choices that will enhance their firm's resilience, increasing their chances of anticipating and avoiding these shocks. This book is the result of a three-year research project across seven industries, and is aimed at improving the understanding of why some firms are better than others in dealing with market turbulence. Pirotti and Venzin develop a measure for organizational resilience, identifying resilience drivers and demonstrating how firms can appropriate value from high resilience levels. It is a valuable read for graduates taking a course in strategy and global management and for reflective practitioners.

The New Corporate Facts of Life

The New Corporate Facts of Life
Author: Diana Rivenburgh
Publisher: AMACOM
Total Pages: 267
Release: 2013-11-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0814433057

The obstacles facing all companies today were relatively nonexistent not too long ago--increasingly rapid and disruptive innovation, economic instability as we’ve never experienced before, environmental degradation, increasing stakeholder power, just to name a few--yet far too many companies are still mindlessly applying the old rules of business and expecting the same stellar results that last worked successfully for them literally a millennium ago!The New Corporate Facts of Life explains how myopically chasing quarterly results, producing the same product the same way, issuing directives to increasingly disengaged employees, and many other oldie-but-not-goldies have become outdated practices that many are using still to their detriment and eventual demise. Based on interviews with over 50 top executives and thought leaders, including Coca-Cola Enterprises CEO John Brock, Georgia Tech president G.P. “Bud” Peterson, and author Peter Senge, this indispensable book for the twenty-first-century business recounts how leading-edge companies have begun reshaping strategy, culture, vision, engagement, and leadership in order to reach new heights in this constantly changing world.Change is the only constant in business--and as the environment, technology, and way of life changes, so must the strategies and operations of the company that wishes to remain relevant. The New Corporate Facts of Life offers a bird’s-eye view of the shifting landscape and reveals how any organization, large or small, can begin creating a profitable, sustainable future.

The Wisdom of Resilience Builders

The Wisdom of Resilience Builders
Author: Ph. D. Rick Tirrell
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2009-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 144905322X

This work proposes four essential elements of resilience and it shows how resilience builders masterfully use these elements to build firms that are impact-resistant growth generators. In the "Wisdom of Resilience Builders, " Rick Tirrell reveals the skills of these remarkable leaders and shows how they build the world's most durable organizations. Their unique abilities can be imitated by all who have enough curiosity to read this book and the patience to guide their firms carefully