Resilience begins before the crisis

Resilience begins before the crisis

What makes companies resilient – and can resilience even be trained? These were the questions addressed at the "Mastering Crises with Strength" event held at the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce. Managing Director Béatrice Fenske attended on behalf of NST.

Geopolitical conflicts, economic uncertainty, and technological changes have become part of everyday corporate life. This made one insight from the evening all the more interesting: resilience can be practiced – and you don’t need a crisis to do it.

At the event at the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce, the topic was viewed from various perspectives. Among the guests and speakers were Dr. Wladimir Klitschko, Tatjana Kiel, Raoul Roßmann, Dr. Malte Heyne, and Malte Baumann.

For Béatrice Fenske, a key point was the question of what companies can do themselves before they are confronted with a difficult situation. This includes leaving one's own comfort zone and not delegating responsibility solely to individual executives. A sense of "we" plays an important role in a company, in particular. Employees who take responsibility for the whole and do not exclusively focus on their own area of work contribute to a company remaining capable of action even in challenging situations.

One other sentence from the evening stuck in Béatrice Fenske's memory in particular:

"Strength is not the one who roars the loudest."

A statement that also opens up an interesting perspective on the topic of leadership. Strength is not necessarily shown through volume or dominance, but can equally lie in taking responsibility, providing guidance, and involving others.

 And then there was another question that lingered:

 "What actually is the opposite of resilience?"

 A supposedly simple question – and one that is still worth thinking about even after the event.

 We would like to thank the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce and all those involved for an evening that looked at the topic of resilience not only with a view to crises, but above all at what companies can do beforehand.

  Image: Hamburg Chamber of Commerce 09/17/2026