Figuring Out What I Want In 2018, the excitement of finishing my bachelor’s at Grand Canyon University was all-consuming. I was onto my Masters of Science in Leadership with an emphasis in Homeland Security and Emergency Management. I worked for the government in a legal setting, and I knew I was ready to pursue a …
Press Release: Bryghtpath LLC introduces Exercise in a Box® for efficient crisis & continuity exercises
Bryghtpath LLC, a leader in crisis management and business continuity consulting, today announced the launch of its innovative new product, Exercise in a Box. Designed to help business leaders effectively and efficiently conduct crisis and continuity exercises, Exercise in a Box enables organizations to respond faster and recover more quickly from potential disruptions. Developed by …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #193: Mental Health and Well Being in Crisis Management
In Episode 193 of the podcast, Principal and Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses the critical topic of mental health for crisis management professionals and tips to help manage your well-being. As crisis management professionals, we are the first responders of the corporate world. Stress, anxiety, and burnout are all occupational hazards of this high-stakes profession. …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #192: The Basics of a Workplace Violence Prevention and Threat Management Program
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses the recent workplace shooting in Louisville, Kentucky, and the questions that have arisen around workplace violence prevention and threat management. Bryan shares a few key components that mature organizations should implement, including a strong workplace violence prevention program with …
How to Take Advantage of a Crisis
A forklift accident results in a fatality. What do you do? Emotions are running high, and you have a million thoughts running through your head. What do I tell the boss? How do I handle the publicity? This is the situation our client found themselves in when a forklift accident caused a fatality at their …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #191: AI will change everything
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser talks about artificial intelligence and business continuity. As a part of the episode, Bryan asks the OpenAI Foundation’s ChatGPT a few questions about business continuity and resilience and reads back its answers. Bryan also shares how Bryghtpath has been experimenting …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast #190: Resilience Allows You to Embrace Uncertainty
Toddlers are always getting themselves into uncertain situations that may cause them to fall, but they are malleable enough to come out mostly unscathed. Your organization should be the same way. In this episode, Principal and Chief Executive Bryan Strawser and Senior Consultant Bray Wheeler discuss how resilience allows you to embrace uncertainty. Additional Resources …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast #189: Financial Roilings
Have you brought your crisis management team together since the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank? You may think that the collapse doesn’t affect you, but take a moment to consider who and what you depend on. You may find that your answer changes or you might feel uncertain about the situation. In this episode, Principal …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast #188: Sooner or Later You Have to Be Direct
As a leader, have you ever wondered what the best way to gain credibility and maintain it is? In this episode of the podcast, Principal and Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses just that by going into more detail about how you, as a leader, can be candid and empathetically direct.
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3 Business Impact Analysis (BIA) Mistakes to Avoid
If you want to hit a home run within your organization with your business continuity program, then you need to prepare by conducting a proper business impact analysis and learning how to avoid costly BIA mistakes. When done right, the business impact analysis (BIA) process is straightforward, concise, and adds value to your organization on …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast #187: How We Work at Bryghtpath
As Bryghtpath has grown, we’ve invested time documenting certain aspects of our culture. Last year, we did an episode focused on our Core Values and their use in our hiring and performance review process. One of the areas we’ve focused on has been documenting how we work. We believe we’ve created something unique at Bryghtpath – …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast #186: Your Clock Speed Has to Increase to Match the Enviornment
Recently when reading a recap from McKinsey, the phrase “your clock speed has to increase to match the environment” leapt out from the page. In Episode #186 of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses how this approach should be applied to your organization’s resilience program – ensuring strategic alignment on …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast #185: Remote Work & Managing to Outcomes
Whether you think of it as remote work, distributed work, hybrid work, or some other term, how we manage and lead teams is changing. In Episode #185 of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser shares his thoughts on leading remote teams and “managing to outcomes” instead of “butts in seats.” …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #184: Don Draper and Resilience Storytelling
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser shares an example from the hit TV show Mad Men and how Don Draper has something to teach us all about resilience storytelling. Watch the scene from Mad Men
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Help! My Business Continuity Program is Stuck!
I’m not known for giving advice with an extra helping of sugar- just ask my family. So when clients come to us for help because their business continuity program is stuck, my answer is usually one of three things. Your business continuity program is misaligned with your business’s objectives Business continuity is just one of …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #183: Resilience should be at the top of your board’s agenda
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses why resilience should be at the top of your board’s agenda and how resilience professionals can best prepare their board for what’s next.
Building Your Ransomware Playbook
Reading about the latest ransomware hack feels a lot like watching a bicyclist hurdle head-first over handlebars into a pile of gravel. “Oof, that had to hurt.” And, “boy, am I glad that wasn’t me.” But that’s where the similarity between the two stops. Because although you can take all the right steps to keep …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #182: Strategic Alignment
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses the need for strategic alignment between your organization’s senior executives, your strategic objectives, and your resilience program.
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #181: Don’t Get Caught Up In Semantics
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal and Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses whether business continuity is a component of crisis management or vice versa. More importantly, does it matter? Links from the episode: What is Resilience?
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #180: Setting up the New Year
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal and Chief Executive Bryan Strawser talks about setting up the new year for success with your resilience program. “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” – Albert Einstein
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Business Continuity Planning in Healthcare
To quote Warren Buffett, “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it.” It’s a truth the people at CommonSpirit Health, one of the largest nonprofit health systems in the U.S., learned in the fall of 2022. A ransomware attack forced systems offline, including electronic health records, at facilities in …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #179: Your Board is Talking About Resilience Without You
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Principal and Chief Executive Bryan Strawser shares the topics that your Board of Directors and Board Committees have been talking about concerning resilience – most likely without you. Additional Resources Check out our Free Courses on Business Continuity, Crisis Management, and Crisis Communications.
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #178: Inside an Earnings Release
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Principal and Chief Executive Bryan Strawser dives into General Mills’ Q2 2023 earnings report to showcase why it’s essential to align your resilience strategies for business continuity, crisis management, and crisis communications with your organization’s business objectives. Topics discussed include knowing how to read an earnings statement, …
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How to Maximize Your Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
A few years ago, we helped a client discover that they could save a boatload of money (imagine a very big boat) by downsizing their on-premise data centers and moving their data to a cloud-based storage service. As an added bonus, this discovery also helped them avoid a significant expense in updating their on-site legacy …
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