Operational resilience focuses on an organization’s ability to continue delivering critical services during disruptions by building strong systems, processes, and risk controls. Business continuity, on the other hand, deals with creating plans and procedures to restore operations after an incident occurs. While business continuity is reactive—activating recovery steps after a disruption—operational resilience is proactive, aiming to anticipate risks, minimize impact, and keep core services running regardless of the situation. Together, they ensure an organization can withstand, recover, and adapt to both expected and unexpected challenges.