UK Resilience
Abstract
The hindering factor of many viable policies is making the suggested strategies practical. Many reasonable policies have gone to waste because they have not been put to realization. Therefore, this paper is aimed at closely scrutinizing the factors that contribute to the irrelevance of viable strategies that the UK has put in place to attain resilience. Most of the factors lay in the whole process of the formation of the policies hence leading to them not being practically used for their purpose. The formulators largely interfere with the implementation stage due to the distracters present. Such distracters run from the governing authority to the media stations which give deceive the general public about given products. Therefore, any given country should put in place measure to control the destruction of their resources. More to these, enough funds should be apportioned to the whole process of resilience and accountability by the institutions in place be observed. Penalties should be directed to the companies that do not follow the stipulated regulations.
In making the strategies, this paper will largely consider the role individual minds play in the process. More emphasis will be put on the perception created in the mind on the general public and the business fraternity.
Introduction
Resilience is the ability of a given body to come up with measures that will protect and decrease its vulnerability to opposing factors to its existence. The measures adopted are not static but they have to be changed to suit the taste of time. To go along with the measures adopted, viable systems have to be incorporated and followed to the core so as to attain stability of any given body. Examples of resilience that can occur in any given country include the natural hazards such as the changes in the climatic conditions, an increase in the number of people and ecological demolition.[1] Secondly, there is the resilience adopted in relation to the way of life of a given people found in a specified jurisdiction. The resilience undertaken should enable the people to conserve their culture and improve on it. This is because there are many other ways of life present which can interfere with any given culture and also other ordinary occurances present in the society today. Thirdly, there is the emotional type of resilience which specifically affects a given individual. This strategy involves hindering someone from being mad or adopting a moody attitude due to the tremors one undergoes. For instance lack a job, loss a loved one, sickness can make one to be emotionally unstable.
In the UK for example, there various factors that call for a resilience move to be embraced. There is the issue of presence of deadly diseases, adverse climatic condition, revolutionary assaults, natural hazards like floods, and conflicts found in different business entities.
Body
Challenges
Population
The UK has put more effort in controlling the above mentioned occurrences but it is clear that not so much has been achieved in relation to providing a sustainable environment to its people. This is because there are adverse effects both on the ecological aspect and the way of life of the people. The various policies suggested can only became viable if well understood and put to practice. More to this, there are adverse challenges which need to be worked on so as to see the lives of the UK people change to better. For example, as years go by, the number of the people in the UK is declining due to the uncontrollable measures adopted in pursuit of correcting the happenings affecting the environment and the culture of the people. Efforts to correct such enhance organizational performance in various companies and curve an attractive future for the unborn is in its self an uphill task for the government of the UK.
Failure to adopt viable strategies to improve the situation leads to various entities to each other the wrong way. For instance, the policies governing politics and those that control the economic situation in the UK overlap each other thereby failing to fulfill the quest of both the sellers and the consumers. This kind of a situation degrades the ecological life and the culture of the people hence impacting negatively on the trading aspect. With this at hand, it has been established that the current policies embraced have made it difficult for the companies to in charge of their day to day operations. Improved lives can only be attained by having the said policies put under scrutiny and modified to be viable.[2]
Leadership
Secondly, the strategy of putting in place a leadership team that has a well defined vision and personnel with the required knowledge and skills to coordinate with the general public in the implementation of the proposed policies into realistic aspects that can improve lives of the people is in vain. The suggested policies keep on undergoing transformation due to the ever changing world. Again, the process of putting them to practice is very slow there by challenging there existence. Therefore, the aspect of correcting various negative occurrences takes time thereby exposing the general public to risk situations.
Comprehensive Policies
Thirdly, the well proposed strategies are very difficult to comprehend because they involve a lot of details. Such policies are rightfully recommended for solving the economic and political crisis that UK faces. The said policies result into negative effects because they lack logical ordering. Such effects include, an increase in the number of people who compete for the limited facilities and materials available thereby leading to the ecological pollution, insecurity, interference with the culture of various groups of people, and an increase in the levels of stress due to lack of jobs among other factors.[3]
Politics
Next, the role politics play in influencing the adoption of a given policies is very subjective. The activities politicians engage in like campaigning makes the whole process unacceptable. The business entities therefore cannot be held accountable by the governing body for any damages there cause to the consumers of their products. Mostly, the lowly placed people who pay taxes carry the burden of the damage caused by the business team. With this in place, the differences between the able and the less fortunate in the society will always be elusive.
Media Stations
Again, the means of making known information of a given product badly impacts on the general public. The marketing strategies are made in such a way that they must appeal to the emotions of the viewers. As a result, the consumers are made to buy goods may make them associate with a certain distinct group of people. On the other hand, the houses for media can give wrong information about the dynamism that is bound to happen in the climatic conditions so as to enable a given business entity make profit.
Corporate Responsibility
The corporate responsibility (CR) policy advocates for the conservation of the ecological system and maintaining of the way of life of a given group of people. This policy puts in place measures to be undertaken in tracking down the business entities that cause degradation of the environment. The companies which embraced CR have made more money and have been rated highly in the eye of the public. Also, their workers’ esteem has been posted there by putting more energy in the companies. On the other hand, the companies that wholesomely embrace the ideology of CR are bound to become irrelevant in the market if they try to transfer harmful effect to the general public.[4] Their reputation will go down hence affecting their sales. More so, the whole process of being accountable to the harmful effects a company causes to the people and following to the core the CR policies is very costly and may bring losses to the business entity. Therefore, most companies are discouraged to uphold the stipulated measures in the CR policies hence leading to them causing havoc on the ecological life and the culture of the people at large.
Solutions
Sustainable System Implementation (SSI)
The UK should adopt the Sustainable System Implementation (SSI) strategy to level the ground between the businessmen and the general public. Also, well formulated policies have to be generated to alleviate the conflicts that exist between the economic condition and the societal ways of life. The fundamental goal of SSI is to start up on the process of logically bring into realization the already laid down policies. The clear understanding of the policies will largely help the business entities to follow the laid down steps and attain their implementation.
Leadership
The leadership team appointed should have the will to devise viable strategies that affect every aspect of the society so as to improve the existence of the people. The viable policies put in place should be acted upon in a very rapid manner so as to quickly change the negative situation present in the society. With SSI in place such policies will be added value hence propelling them to greater heights of being realized in the lives of the UK people.[5]
SSI Doctrines
To affect its purpose, the SSI has its own guiding doctrines, organization, members and directors who formulate appropriate steps to be followed in having the best results and fast gaining on the part of the society and the business class. SSI operates in such a way that all its procedures are harmonized to bring into fore consistence in its operations. The logical arrangement of its steps makes it more comprehensible by the people using it. The guiding doctrines found in the SSI policy enable the people to devise strategies that are reasonable and easy to comprehend.
System Thinking
To begin with, there is the doctrine of System Thinking. This bears in mind the harm brought about by policies that are not viable. The cause of such policies is the lack of logical thinking thereby leaving out vital information to be incorporated in the policy. In order for the ecological life to be conserved and the way of life of the people to be protected, the various thoughts of the people should be carefully evaluated so as to arrive at high quality proposal. When various thoughts are put together, one is able to establish consistencies hence arriving at a viable idea. Again, a comprehensive policy can be built in relation with various schools of though unlike an individualized type of thought. To illustrate, the financial position in a given country can be stabilized if other aspect like politics, culture are put into consideration. This appears to be hard but not impracticable because various imaginations can be put to place to aid in the realization of such.
In addition, it has been established that the process of making practical the policies is slow and also not all vital information is included in the policies. This to some extent leads to some strategies not to be implemented at all. With the System Thinking, all the vital information will be collected hence coming up with a well packaged policy.[6]
Simplicity
Secondly, there is the aspect of Simplicity. This doctrine involves the coming up with policies that precise and to the point. The society is not provided with information about the agents that bring negative effects on the ecological life and their culture, hence leading to lack of interest in controlling the harm done to their culture and the environment. Providing the general public with comprehensible information written in a less complex language will largely aid in making them knowledgeable about the policies put in place. For instance, the notion that exists about the future of the lineage to come in terms of them having the best life is a concept that brings together people to protect whatever resources they have. This inspires people to work for the common good of the lineage to come.
Inevitable
Thirdly, there is the doctrine of Inevitability which bring to fore the argument of dynamism in the society being an aspect that is present in the society hence cannot be ignored. Due to the ordinary occurrences that are bound to happen, the policies that are seen to be elusive in implementation have to be dealt with according so as to correct the harmful impact the society is bound to face. The notion the society not undergoing any changes is misleading. To deal with dynamism in the society, we have the aspect of deliberate and unintentional measures to influence people in embracing the proposed policies. The unintentional measure is negative effects to the companies, and the lineage to come. Therefore, the deliberate measure has to be embraced so as to encourage people to deal with policies that are difficult to understand and put them to implementation.[7]
Evolution and not Revolution
The notion of Evolution and not Revolution is stipulated in the doctrines of SSI. This strategy advocates for precautions to be put in place before a disaster occurs and wait for it to happen then put in place the needed controlling measures. The team in leadership should coordinate with the general public in devising ideas that improve the lives of the people in UK. The ancient ideologies used in times of a crisis should be used in relation with the present ones in formulating viable policies. In this way, the financial position of UK will be protected and the general public at large hence reducing the interferences in the daily lives of the people.
Be Willing to Question Everything
Be Willing to Question Everything ideology should be embrace in order to avoid the challenges affecting the strategies of resilience in the UK. This doctrine is based on the notion of critically evaluating the thoughts and the structure found in the human life. Nothing should be considered to be immune to questioning. In the ancient times, the structures formulated to protect the environment became irrelevant hence it would be wrong assume that the present ones are perfect. Again, the world is ever changing thereby calling for a critical scrutiny on the policies and structures that exist. The societal structures that uphold high living standards of the people are the ones that should be embraced and improved. The doctrine of Abide by Nature’s Law has a close relationship with the above discussed doctrine. If one function in a way that is not within the stipulation of the ordinary regulations, the result will be negative thereby calling for strict adhering to the normal rules. This then leads us to evaluating everything. For instance, the notion about the natural world having the capability of providing existence of living things should be valued and appreciated other than using the natural resources as underdone products in the industries.[8]
Carrot not Stick
Carrot not Stick aspect is incorporated in the SSI policy. SSI intentions is not about imposing ideals that are unfriendly to the people but formulating attractive structures which encourage business entities and the general public at large to voluntarily embrace them. Proper policies and structures will lead to fulfilling ways of life and maintaining the financial position of the UK. This notion is challenging because numerous ideas must be put into consideration before designing a strategy. Though most business entity might be elusive in embracing the spirit of being accountable to the harmful effect but the attract structures should appeal to them to take on the policies.
Visionary, Courageous Leadership
Visionary, Courageous Leadership doctrine is mostly recommended in the spirit of making practical the strategies of reliance in the UK. This is because most leadership teams found in companies function within the stipulated rules that are found in their organization. With the ever changing world and the risks found in the economy today, it calls for a leadership team that can go an extra mile beyond the governing principles present in the organization so as to make the business stand the test of time. To make real this notion, the governing body in the companies should comprise of people who are brave enough and have a mission to propel the company’s performance to greater heights. Such leaders will come up with realistic policies that are meaningful to the company and implement them to the core resulting to stability of the financial position of the companies.[9]
Membership
In order for any proposed policy to be embraced fully, several groups of people should be involved starting from expertise, the leaders in various companies and the general public at large to put forth their thoughts. With this at hand, the designers of the proposals should invite also the worldwide community to come and put in their sentiments in regard to issues affecting the ecological life, financial position and the way of life of the people. Such a package of strategies can be fully embraced because consultation has been extensively done and every aspect concerning a given area dealt with to the core. For instance, the issue affecting the ecological life can wholesomely because each and every individual depends on the nature’s free gift. Therefore, very objective sentiments can be suggested to curb the harm inflicted on the environment.
Also, the composition of the members involved in this task of formulating the strategies, mostly the intellectual group should be included so as to carry research and suggest viable proposals. The private institutions with a mission of improving the lives of the UK people should be involved because such strategies are the fundamental aspects they want to advocate for. Therefore, they would be devoted to the whole business of suggesting viable policies and structures. Again, all the members should be accommodative of other people’s suggestion and try to make objective discussions that will bear fruit to the financial position and the culture of the UK people. Members who have a fixed mind on certain issues will hinder the realization of the whole process. More so, the initial gathering should comprise of less than twenty people and should be done in private. This will make the discussion be objective and deal with very difficult issues. Some issues are not comfortably dealt with in the open because they are very sensitive thereby calling for privacy.[10]
Conclusion
The bottom line in this discussion points a finger at the practicability of the suggested policies to alleviate the menace of interference with the financial position and the socialization found in the UK. The two carry the ecological life with largely affects them. In order for sanity to be realized in the above factors, the formulators of the policies should be very objective in their proposals and every aspect present in a given area should be exploited to be full in order for viable strategies to be made. Then, the companies should put in place a leadership team that is dedicated and involve specialists in certain areas plus the general public to give suggestions. A body should be put in place to see to it that every policy is implemented to the core. The policies that are seen to be incomprehensible should not be ignored but then worked on so as to deal with the sensitive issue affecting the lives of the UK people.
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