Organizational Resilience: Defining, Governing, and Measuring for Strategic Impact
The Organizational Resilience Executive Council (OREC) has just released Guideline No. 1: Organizational Resilience—Defining, Governing, and Measuring for Strategic Impact.
Why does this matter? Because resilience is no longer just about storm response or emergency management—it’s a strategic imperative for the entire enterprise. OREC’s new guideline provides a roadmap for utility executives to:
- Define resilience with a shared, enterprise-wide understanding that goes beyond reliability.
- Integrate resilience with Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) to align objectives and risk tolerance with strategic priorities.
- Structure for accountability by balancing centralized oversight with embedded responsibility across all business units.
- Measure progress pragmatically using a “crawl, walk, run” approach tailored to each utility’s unique risk profile.
- Communicate the value of resilience investments to strengthen performance, reduce risk, and build stakeholder trust.
The guideline also emphasizes the importance of diverse skillsets, cross-functional collaboration, and framing investments in terms of multi-risk benefits—helping utilities make a compelling case for resilience initiatives.
As threats to the grid grow more complex, OREC Guideline No. 1 is a must-read for anyone committed to building a future-ready, resilient utility.
OREC members can download the full document here.
If you’d like to learn more about the Organizational Resilience Executive Council, don’t hesitate to contact Tim Herrick.
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