The Board’s Role in Organisational Resilience: Preparing for the Unexpected

Description

This webinar examines the essential role of boards in building and overseeing organisational resilience amid increasing operational, geopolitical, and technological disruption. Delegates will explore how to challenge resilience assumptions, evaluate preparedness indicators, and ensure business continuity plans are robust and tested. The session equips boards with the tools to anticipate shocks, assess vulnerabilities, and enhance organisational adaptability in a rapidly changing and unpredictable environment.

This webinar provides one-hour of CPD and offers insights and updates from a leading industry-expert speaker. 

Delegates places are interchangeable with colleagues from the same organisation.

 

Content

  • What “organisational resilience” means at board level

  • Oversight of business continuity, crisis response, and recovery planning

  • Challenging resilience assumptions and identifying vulnerabilities

  • Indicators boards should monitor to assess preparedness

  • Lessons from recent failures and real resilience case studies

 

Presenter

Paul George

Partner at Board Excellence

Paul George 

Paul is an expert in Corporate Governance, Reporting and Audit. Whilst at the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), Paul was the Executive Director responsible for the development of the 2018 UK Corporate Governance Code, The Wates Corporate Governance Principles for Large Private Companies and the 2020 UK Stewardship Code.

Paul will support our strong growth in the UK Board Evaluation market in which we have built a reputation for honest comprehensive board evaluations that add significant practical value to board teams enabling sustained improvement in board effectiveness.

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