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Strategic Resilience: The New Frontier in Preparedness

Business Continuity

Strategic Resilience: The New Frontier in Preparedness

Bob Klemme | May 20, 2025

Here’s a new idea for operational resilience and business continuity professionals: go talk with your chief strategy officer. They know the biggest strategic threat facing your organization. There is a good chance many people in your organization have no idea what that threat is. This is my goal: to help your organization become more resilient in the face of strategic threats. I call this concept strategic resilience. You and your team are in the right place to drive meaningful results, just like you help your organization prepare for major disasters and respond to any kind of crisis. This article will…

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