London Business School
Agile Organisation: Strategies for Business Resilience
London Business School

Agile Organisation: Strategies for Business Resilience

Julian Birkinshaw
David Lewis

Instructors: Julian Birkinshaw

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.8

(25 reviews)

Intermediate level
Some related experience required
24 hours to complete
3 weeks at 8 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
4.8

(25 reviews)

Intermediate level
Some related experience required
24 hours to complete
3 weeks at 8 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Strategic Resilience: Explore the concepts and frameworks needed to ensure your organisation can adapt to a shifting business context

  • Operational Resilience: Increase your awareness of the potential sources of risk in your supply chains and how you manage finance and information.

  • Behavioural Resilience: Learn about team dynamics and how your role affects the people you manage.

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Taught in English

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There are 6 modules in this course

This week, we will explore what strategic resilience really means and start discussing the ideas and frameworks you should be implementing to keep your organisation future fit.

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23 readings1 assignment3 discussion prompts

We look at building strategic resilience through the lens of agility loops, scenario planning and new approaches to difficult choices in uncertain times.

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21 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt

This week, we will focus on the practical tools and practices for building resilience, firstly by studying the supply chain and then the risks involved in finance and information management.

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17 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt

This week, we will look at some key examples of how risk management decisions are made within a complex adaptive system. We will then look at how you can design your own management experiment.

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19 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt

This week, we will begin our look into behavioural resilience, focusing on team dynamics and how your role affects the people you manage.

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22 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt

This week, we will dive deeper into the subject of behavioural resilience within the workplace, focusing on individual responsibilities and your role as a leader.

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18 readings2 assignments1 discussion prompt

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4.8 (6 ratings)
Julian Birkinshaw
4 Courses133,517 learners
David Lewis
London Business School
1 Course2,394 learners

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