Resilience Reimagined: A Practical Guide for Organisations

About the authors and contacts

For information on the Cranfield University Resilience Grand Challenge: http://www.cranfield.ac.uk/resilience

PROFESSOR DAVID DENYER David Denyer is a leading authority on organisational resilience with over 20 years of experience gained in academia, industry and consultancy. He is Professor of Leadership and Organizational Change and Commercial Director at Cranfield School of Management and is the academic lead for the Cranfield University multi-disciplinary Resilience Grand Challenge. David operates at Board and executive level, bringing a mix of evidence-based insight, a passion for problem-solving, and pragmatic and practical experience. He helps organisations to build resilience into future strategy and to develop the leadership capability not just to survive but to remain competitive and thrive in disruptive and uncertain times. David’s experience includes working with leaders (boards, senior executives) in the private sector, regulators, public and NGO sectors.

MIKE SUTLIFF Mike Sutliff is Project Director of the Resilience Grand Challenge at Cranfield University. The Grand Challenge seeks to connect and amplify the impact of the critical mass of academic work taking place at Cranfield across a diverse range of sectors; defence and security, energy and power, environment and agri-food, manufacturing, transport systems, water and management. Mike has worked at Board and executive level with individuals, groups and teams helping them apply a design thinking approach to a range of strategic, organisational and customer facing innovation challenges.

HOW TO CITE THIS REPORT: Denyer, D. and Sutliff, M. (2021). Resilience reimagined: a practical guide for organisations. National Preparedness Commission, Cranfield University and Deloitte.

CONTACT US

LORD TOBY HARRIS Chair, National Preparedness Commission e: toby.harris@nationalpreparednesscommission.uk

RICK CUDWORTH Partner, Crisis and Resilience, Deloitte e: rcudworth@deloitte.co.uk

DAVID DENYER Professor of Leadership and Organizational Change, Cranfield University e: david.denyer@cranfield.ac.uk MIKE SUTLIFF Project Director – Resilience Grand Challenge, Cranfield University e: mike.sutliff@cranfield.ac.uk

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