Business Resilience

May 9, 2022 – The war is devastating lives and roiling markets. Here we track the disruptions that seem likely to shape lives and livelihoods, beyond the immediate crisis.

April 15, 2022 – Resilience is top of mind for Hiltrud Werner in her role as a member of Volkswagen’s board of management as COVID-19, new regulations, and the energy transition test the automaker’s mettle.

March 9, 2022 – Senior executives at leading companies reveal their commitment to move from defensive risk management to a forward-looking stance based on strategic resilience.

March 4, 2022 – For Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar, resilience requires diverse perspectives, local solutions, playbooks to help anticipate the unexpected, and a regard for unforeseen consequences.

February 28, 2022 – To manage through the pandemic, the CEO of Dubai-based Majid Al Futtaim has leaned on servant leadership, multistakeholder engagement, and his long-term goals.

February 18, 2022 – The path to sustainable, inclusive growth lies in building resilience now.

August 3, 2021 – As boards move beyond crisis management, survey results suggest that specific risks and organizational issues are increasingly top of mind.

June 9, 2021 – The lessons learned from the current crisis can help corporate boards make the organizations they serve stronger.

May 20, 2021 – Traditional nowcasting has served its purpose well, but the COVID-19 crisis proved challenging for most models. A next-generation approach supports critical decision making and strategy moving forward.

May 17, 2021 – Strengthening institutional resilience has never been more important.

April 29, 2021 – According to a new survey, the COVID-19 crisis has accelerated operational changes and stronger collaboration between directors and management that are key to a board’s success.

November 30, 2020 – Due to the pandemic, governments are under increased pressure to act quickly and at scale. By reimagining how they work, they can create resilient societies and public services for the next normal.

November 17, 2020 – The world is changing in fundamental ways, leading to dramatic shifts in the landscape of risks faced by businesses.

August 18, 2022 – In the new inflationary environment, company leaders can protect their business and gain competitive advantage by deploying analytics-aided strategies.

March 29, 2021 – As businesses recover from COVID-19-related disruption and reimagine themselves for the next normal, they need to ask—and answer—five questions.

September 23, 2021 – Pharmaceutical supply chains have become global and complex. With more outsourcing, new modalities, and novel ways to reach patients, it’s critical to ensure that they can withstand shocks.

February 18, 2021 – Due to the pandemic, many organizations have prioritized short-term priorities for internal-audit functions, but now is also the time to recalibrate for potential long-term uncertainty and complexity.

February 9, 2021 – Here’s how leading companies can build a business that’s ready for tomorrow.

December 18, 2020 – The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted issues with supply chains around the world. As medtech companies prepare for the next normal, they have a mandate to rebuild their supply chains with resilience as a new priority.

August 6, 2020 – Companies need an understanding of their exposure, vulnerabilities, and potential losses to inform resilience strategies.

August 28, 2020 – With the world undergoing its second “once in a generation” disruption in 12 years, a reappraisal of supply chains is in order.

October 28, 2020 – Leaders can learn from the last global recession and plan for several economic outcomes, including, as McKinsey senior partners Cindy Levy and Bob Sternfels suggest, taking thoughtful actions to balance growth, margins, and optionality.

March 24, 2021 – An assessment of shareholder returns in the world’s four largest capital markets reveals how the global stock market fared in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 2, 2021 – Organizations that rapidly reinvented themselves in response to the pandemic can provide lessons on resilience.

October 6, 2020 – The experience of the fast movers out of the last recession teaches leaders emerging from this one to take thoughtful actions to balance growth, margins, and optionality.