The four pillars of organizational resilience are: resilience, business continuity, crisis management and governance. Governance is an essential ingredient in this recipe for adaptability – think of it as the block that rests on top of the other three columns, keeping them upright.
The UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has criticised a Jaguar advertorial article in the Guardian, claiming the story was "irresponsible" as it was likely to encourage unsafe driving.
BSI has published 'The little book of Quality Management for small businesses’ which is based on BS EN ISO 9001:2015. It illustrates how simple changes can improve customer service, build reputation and help businesses thrive, whether the reader is working as a sole trader or leading a large and complex workforce.
Organisational resilience is “the ability of an organization to anticipate, prepare for, respond and adapt to incremental change and sudden disruptions in order to survive and prosper.” At first glance, the term ‘resilience’ brings to mind the idea of fortifying a business. But the term is about more than just increasing the robustness of a business – it’s about looking forward to see what might happen and striving to stay one step ahead.
Farmers and contractors have been left feeling infuriated following the Department for Transport's (DfT) announcement that it has abandoned plans to increase the combination weight limits of tractors and trailers, Farmers Weekly reports.
Conservative MPs have called on Downing Street to introduce legislation that would force future strikes on critical national services, including rail, buses and the NHS, to be "proportionate and reasonable" in the eyes of a high court judge.
Although the word standard might bring to mind something prohibitive or limiting, it’s actually the complete opposite: they are catalysts for change. Standards are voluntary tools developed by and for industry. They establish procedures which often save companies time and money – they fuel growth in emerging sectors.
