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When a Black Swan Comes

Posted on May 8, 2020 | by Robbin Laird
05/08/2020
We first published this article on January 8, 2012 and given the COVID-19 events, it seems prudent to republish the article, which focuses on the challenge of building resilient organizations. The article as published in 2012 follows: The Second Line of Defense team have been involved in crises management situations…
Posted in Con Ops, What's New | Tagged Black Swans, Paul Theron, Resilience, thales
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03/04/2025 The Department of the Air Force faces a crisis. Decades’ worth of insufficient budgets has slowed essential modernization, necessary capacity and key personnel investments. Air Force and Space Force leaders… Read more »
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