Join Bryan Strawser in a milestone episode of the Managing Uncertainty podcast as we celebrate 300 episodes dedicated to enhancing resilience and preparedness in organizations. This episode revisits pivotal moments from past episodes, offering a roadmap for future readiness. Explore lessons from Episode 1, which emphasizes the importance of imaginative crisis planning, to Episode 100, …

Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #299: Personal Resilience & the Legacy of D-Day
In this thought-provoking episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryan Strawser, Principal and Chief Executive at Bryghtpath, shares insights from his recent visit to the historic D-Day sites in Normandy. This reflective journey highlighted the profound lessons in resilience displayed by the soldiers who bravely stormed the beaches on June 6, 1944. Bryan draws parallels …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #299: Personal Resilience & the Legacy of D-DayRead More
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #298: Technology Resilience in Healthcare
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryan Strawser, principal and Chief Executive at Bryghtpath, delves into the critical issue of technology resilience in the healthcare sector. With a decade of experience working with various healthcare organizations, Bryghtpath has witnessed the impact of underinvestment in cybersecurity and infrastructure firsthand. Bryan shares insights into the …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #298: Technology Resilience in HealthcareRead More
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #297: What Makes a Great Crisis Management Team Today?
Unlock the secrets to building a formidable crisis management team that thrives amid chaos and uncertainty. Join Bryan Strawser as he demystifies the evolution from reactive, ad-hoc crisis teams to modern, proactive units poised to lead at a moment’s notice. This episode reveals how the ability to make fast, confident decisions is not just a …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #296: Managing the Whole Crisis – Cyber Disruptions Beyond the IT Department
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryan Strawser, Principal and Chief Executive at Bryghtpath, discusses the crucial need to view cyber incidents as comprehensive organizational crises rather than mere technical issues. He highlights the importance of an enterprise-wide approach, emphasizing that leadership from across the business is essential to manage cyber disruptions effectively. …
How to Implement the Resilience Operating Model™
By now, you understand the parts of a high-performing resilience system. You’ve seen the eight core domains that must align. You’ve explored the enabling functions that make them work together. But understanding the model isn’t the same as operating it. This article is about that next step: implementation. How do you take the Resilience Operating …
The Enabling Functions That Make Resilience Actually Work
Strong plans aren’t enough. Clear roles aren’t enough. Even aligned domains — business continuity, crisis, DR, comms, cyber — aren’t enough on their own. You can have all the right capabilities and still watch your response fall apart when it matters most. That’s because resilience doesn’t succeed with good content. It succeeds with good systems. …
The Enabling Functions That Make Resilience Actually WorkRead More
The 8 Core Domains of Resilience: What Every Organization Must Align
In most organizations, resilience doesn’t break because one team failed — it breaks because too many teams respond independently. Cyber launches an incident response. Crisis Management assembles a separate team. Comms writes a message that Legal hasn’t reviewed. Meanwhile, business continuity and disaster recovery leads are still trying to understand the impacted systems or processes. …
The 8 Core Domains of Resilience: What Every Organization Must AlignRead More