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Think of resilience and you are likely to picture engineers battling the elements to keep the lights on, prevent flooding, and keep gas flowing, especially after the UK has been battered by a series of winter storms.
However, resilience is about much more than just this.
It also security of supply ands upply chain risks. Furthermore, companies must be financially resilient and resilient in the face of political uncertainty.
They must be aware of their vulnerability to physical and cyber crimes and alert to the emerging resilience risks that accompany population growth, demographic shifts and new demand patterns.
Then there’s resilience in the face of skills gaps and the demand for capabilities in the workforce which did not exist in the recent past.
In short, becoming resilient can seem like fighting a hydra which attacks from a new angle every second and sprouts new heads just as you think you are winning.
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