How Can Organizations Strengthen Their Functional Capacity in the Midst of Crises?

We've been living through real-life crises for more than two years in a row. In this article, five security experts share their thoughts and learnings on the continuous change.

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Reetta Räty, 20.09.2022

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Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity, so-called VUCA, is a long-used concept in business management to describe an uncertain and unpredictable operating environment.

However, the Covid-19 pandemic and an increasingly unpredictable world made even VUCA seem like an insufficient descriptor. Thus, a new acronym emerged: BANI. 

Brittle, Anxious, Nonlinear, Incomprehensible – BANI – update the previous concept by adding emotion and humane experience on individual and community levels. 

In the midst of crises in the world, how can leadership strengthen the operational capacity of organizations? What kind of trends in the world has become visible throughout the crises? And how to build resilience for both individuals and organizations in an uncertain environment?

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In the article, security and safety management are discussed by security experts; Kristiina Kumpula, Secretary General at the Finnish Red Cross, Antti-Pekka Kuusiluoma, Senior Vice President at SOK, Anna-Maija Ahonen, Senior Program Manager at Aalto EE, Mika Susi, Head of Security at Thales, and Harri Gustafsberg, Mental Coach and Researcher.

 

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We've been living through real-life crises for more than two years in a row. In this article, five security experts share their thoughts and learnings on the continuous change.

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