History has proven the importance of a business being prepared for what might appear to be an unlikely event. As the following major business continuity incidents from the 2016-2018 demonstrate, even businesses that should be well prepared for disruption have had opportunities along the way. 2017 – Atlantic Hurricane Season Over a five-month period from June …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #51: School Threat Assessment Teams
In July 2018, the United States Secret Service released a report on School Threat Assessment Teams. This report took a look back at several instances of school violence & school shootings, looked for commonalities, and proposed a number of recommendations primarily centered on establishing and using school threat assessment teams. In this episode of the …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #50: Conducting an Effective After-Action Process
In this week’s episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & CEO Bryan Strawser takes a look at how to conduct an effective after-action process – or you may call it a Lessons Learned process at your organization. At Bryghtpath, we believe an effective after-action process is a critical component of learning from a …
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The Bryghtpath Professional Reading List
Over the course of my career I’ve found that creating time and space in which to read and think is a difficult challenge – but one that is essential to solve to ensure one’s personal and professional development as a leader and subject matter expert. Today, we operate in a complex and uncertain environment that …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #49: Preventing Workplace Violence
In this week’s episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & CEO Bryan Strawser takes a look at how companies can prevent violence in the workplace. Using highlights from a recent article in Marketwatch about preventing workplace violence, Bryan talks through several steps that organizations can take to deter, prevent, and mitigate acts of …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #48: Reputational Grab Bag
In this week’s episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & CEO discusses a number of reputation management and crisis communications topics that arose during a recent day he spent at the Carlson School of Management, part of the University of Minnesota. Topics discussed during this episode include the Boeing 737-MAX crisis, the Starbucks …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #47: A Crisis Team is not an Academic Debating Society
A crisis management team within an organization has to be a team that is action-oriented, able to consume and triage a significant amount of information and make decisions and recommendations that move the incident or crisis situation forward. In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & CEO Bryan Strawser discusses approaches to …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #46: Interacting with the C-Suite
When we’re coaching clients, one of the most common questions that we receive is about how to interact with the C-Suite at a company. How does a business continuity, crisis management, or security professional communicate with senior executives day to day – and when it’s time to sell the program? In this week’s episode of …
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