Business Continuity and Crisis Management Consultants
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses strategies and tactics for supporting your crisis management team (and others) during a prolonged crisis such as we’ve seen with the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics discussed include critical incident debriefings and counseling, managing stress, checking in with your team, stress …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #104: Supporting the team in a prolonged crisisRead More
In this episode of Managing Uncertainty, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses the new ASIS/ANSI Workplace Violence and Active Assailant – Prevention, Intervention, and Response Standard. The newly revised and expanded standard provides an overview of policies, processes, and protocols that organizations can adopt to help identify, assess, respond to, and mitigate threatening or intimidating …
In this episode, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser walks through the Bryghtpath Business Continuity Framework – it’s our view of the lifecycle & workflows that should be established in any Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery framework. Topics discussed in this episode include the business impact analysis, business continuity & disaster recovery planning lifecycles, …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #102: The Bryghtpath Business Continuity FrameworkRead More
The COVID-19 pandemic is a significant human tragedy, impacting millions around the world and creating unprecedented business continuity & crisis management issues for organizations large and small. In this presentation & discussion, athenahealth Director of Global Security and Services Bridger McGaw and Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discuss athenahealth’s preparedness and response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the …
It’s our one-hundredth episode! In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser, we discuss a common employee comment about someone in the workplace they may find threatening, which is “But, they are weird!”. How can we evolve our assessment behind simply reporting that someone is “weird” and focus …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #100: But they are weird!Read More
Hurricane Season 2020 is upon us! In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal and Chief Executive Bryan Strawser talks through personal, family, and business preparedness for this year’s hurricane season. Topics discussed include personal & family preparedness, DHS’s Ready Campaign, and actions that businesses should take to ensure they and their teams …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #99: Hurricane Season 2020Read More
As states, counties, and cities begin to lift stay-at-home orders and companies begin to make plans to return to the office in the coming weeks and months, what social distancing considerations should organizations include in their planning? In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser walks through a …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #98: Social Distancing while Returning to the OfficeRead More
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses returning to the office in the age of COVID-19. In other words, when it’s time to go “back to the office” – what will that look like for millions of employees and their companies? Topics discussed include the “new …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #97: Returning to the office in the age of COVID-19Read More
Leaders at all levels are being challenged today by the multitude of business leadership issues arising from the Coronavirus epidemic. The challenges are significant – from how one takes care of their employees, to how to best communicate with your customers or clients, to how to stay on top of the situation from day to …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #96: Crisis leadership in the time of CoronavirusRead More
We’re just a few weeks into the fight against Coronavirus right now and we’re already into unprecedented territory with how government and the private sector are engaged in the fight against this epidemic. In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal and Chief Executive Bryan Strawser talks about lessons learned from the private …
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser tackles the topic of Personal and Family Preparedness for Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). Topics discussed include the Ready Campaign and their themes of: have a plan, make a kit, be informed – and specific steps that you and your family can …
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses what your executives are really looking for in your crisis management plans. Topics discussed include executive roles in a crisis management framework, developing crisis management plans, crisis exercises, executive interactions, and more. Related Episodes & Blog Posts Episode #4: …
You won’t want to miss this episode. There are few things that have caught the attention of business leaders and individuals around the world right now in the way that the Novel Coronavirus outbreak in China has garnered attention. For a virus that was unheard of prior to December 2019, as of this podcast publication, …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #92: Novel CoronavirusRead More
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser along with Consultant Bray Wheeler, discuss roles and responsibilities in a business continuity program. Topics discussed include ISO 22301, Business Continuity Governance, roles and responsibilities, executive sponsors, program managers, program management, business continuity leadership, boards of directors, and many more. …
In this week’s edition of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, our first for 2020, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses the recent drone strikes carried out against Iranian aligned unconventional forces, militia, and government officials by the United States – with a focus on steps that businesses that operate in the region – and …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #90: Drone strikes and soft targetsRead More
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser takes an informal look forward to 2020 and the potential risks that are just around the corner. Related Episodes & Blog Posts Episode #26: The Top 12 Global Risks of 2018 Blog Post: The Top 12 Global Risks of 2018 …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #89: Looking ahead to 2020Read More
In this week’s episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses the goals of a crisis management framework & process at your organization. Topics discussed include crisis management, frameworks, crisis teams, crisis communications, social media, reputation management, business continuity, and long-term recovery efforts. Related Episodes & Blog Posts Blog …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #88: What is the goal of crisis management?Read More
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser, along with Consultant Bray Wheeler, discuss the need to “over-respond”, in a manner of speaking, but not overreacting – when it comes to establishing your crisis management framework and your own importance as a leader within your organization. Related Episodes …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #87: Over-respond but don’t overreactRead More
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser, along with Consultant Bray Wheeler, discuss making yourself important as your organization’s security, continuity, resilience, or disaster recovery leader. Related Episodes & Blog Posts Episode #21: I hope you dance Episode #46: Interacting with the C-Suite Episode #84: Making the case …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #86: Make yourself importantRead More
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser, along with Consultant Bray Wheeler, revisit the topic of Active Shooter Preparedness & Exercises. Topics discussed include the current active shooter threat, preparedness efforts, active shooter exercises, planning for an active shooter incident, and more. Related Episodes & Blog Posts …
In this edition of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser submits himself to questioning from Bryghtpath Consultant Bray Wheeler on the topic of how to make the case to leadership to gain new resources, headcount, finances, or approval for a project. Related Episodes & Blog Posts Episode #21: I hope …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #84: Making the case to LeadershipRead More
In this edition of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser and Consultant Bray Wheeler, take on the new report by the United States Secret Service on targeted school violence. Just published in November 2019, this report analyzes more the forty targeted school violence attacks in the United States and provides …
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses the need for rapid decision making and communications during a crisis or incident. Reflecting on a year of crisis exercises, Bryan discusses crisis management, crisis communications, crisis management frameworks, crisis plans, crisis plan annexes, prepared crisis communications messages, holding statements …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #82: Speed in a CrisisRead More
In this week’s edition of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser, along with Consultant Bray Wheeler, discuss when to bring a consultant into your organization to help solve the challenges in front of you – and how to best make use of that time and engagement together. Related Blogs & …
