Business Continuity and Crisis Management Consultants
Pandemics, droughts, floods, school shootings, political turmoil, war. Is it just me, or does it seem like a lot of us are stuck in a riptide of never-ending crises? Flailing arms, saltwater up our noses, a mild sense of panic at what lurks below, and exhaustion setting in. Yet now is not the time to …
Using Crisis Microsimulations to Counter Crisis Fatigue and Boost ResilienceRead More
I was three semesters out from graduating with my bachelor’s degree in strategic organizational communications when I decided to start applying for “big kid” jobs. I thought it would be great to get some practice interviews before I graduate and possibly have a job lined up after graduation. So, I hopped on Indeed and started …
Before, During, and After Landing my First Job “Out of College”Read More
Strategy. It’s what separates the winners from the losers. In sports. In war. And in business. So why do so many organizations fail to implement one for their crisis and business continuity exercises and then wonder why their program continues to flail? Implementing a crisis and business continuity exercise strategy doesn’t have to be complicated. …
How to Build a Crisis & Business Continuity Exercise StrategyRead More
You know you need business continuity software. But translating that need into actually getting it done can feel about as overwhelming as starting your tax prep on April 14th. There are a lot of business continuity software solutions on the market. But which ones are the best? What factors should you consider in choosing one …
How to Choose the Best Business Continuity SoftwareRead More
Business continuity and crisis planning is not a one-and-done event. Still, I see a lot of businesses make this pivotal mistake. They put in a lot of work conducting their initial business impact analysis (BIA), identifying the resilience gaps, creating plans, policies, lists, and procedures, and distributing these throughout the organization. Then they quit. In …
What (Almost) Everyone Gets Wrong About the Business Continuity LifecycleRead More
Are you an executive leader wondering how you can more effectively champion your business continuity and crisis management program as an executive sponsor? While many companies recognize that active executive sponsorship is a top driver of project or program success, they often do little to equip executive sponsors on how to do it well. We …
How to Champion Your Business Continuity Program as an Executive SponsorRead More
Why would a successful crisis management & business continuity leader walk away from a successful twenty-plus year career at a Fortune 30 corporation to start a new business from scratch? After all, I was leading a program with global scope and scale, a large and talented team that was the envy of the industry, and …
Walking away from a Fortune 30 Company to start from scratchRead More
If you think that having good governance for your business continuity and crisis management program is just an exercise in bureaucratic box-checking, you’re missing the point. Like most people who come to us with a problem, you might have issues: Getting your executives to care about your business continuity and crisis management program Getting other …
Why good Business Continuity Governance is critical to ResilienceRead More
