As a woman who has spent nearly her entire career in the field of Business Continuity – and now as a Business Continuity Consultant – I’ve always been interested in how few women have risen to executive positions in business continuity and related fields. A couple of studies around Women in Business Continuity Management (BCM) …
Managing Uncertainty – Episode #27: Super Bowl 52
Super Bowl 52 will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, just down the road from our offices in Shoreview, on Sunday, February 4th, 2018. It will be on one of the largest events hosted in Minnesota in decades. In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & CEO Bryan Strawser and Senior Consultant Jennifer Otremba talk through our experiences with …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast: Episode #26 – The Top 12 Global Risks of 2018
It’s 2018 and we’re back with our first episode of the new year. In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & CEO Bryan Strawser and Senior Consultant Jennifer Otremba talk through Bryghtpath’s view of the Top 12 Global Risks of 2018. Topics discussed include national security, the global economy, lessons learned from the 2017 hurricane season, cybersecurity, and …
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Why failing to validate your business impact analysis results is a huge mistake
You may have missed our Managing Uncertainty Podcast episode from December 26th on To BIA or Not to BIA, where my colleagues discuss the trend of not completing a Business Impact Analysis (BIA). This was a follow-up podcast to a previous episode of Managing Uncertainty that discussed the Traditional BIA. Both podcasts are great and really …
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How we work at Bryghtpath – Collaboration Tools
We’re often asked about how we work at Bryghtpath. Questions often range from “how did you get your business started?”, to “Do you have a contract template that you can share?”, and even “How did you get your website setup and designed?”. In this blog series, kicking off the new year, I hope to pull …
The first three steps for starting up a workplace violence & threat assessment program
tarting anything new can be a struggle, as can revamping or adding to existing programs. Often an organization will experience a violent event that can cost them both monetarily and have serious reputational impacts. Even worse, a violent event can lead to loss of a beloved co-worker and family member with long-lasting impact on the …
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What is Crisis Management?
Product recalls, corporate rumor mills, threats of extortion. Crises, they happen every single day. You cannot prevent all of these situations, but you can plan for their inevitable occurrence. Through proper crisis management, your organization can stand tall even in the worst possible scenario. The task is daunting, near to overwhelming. For most corporations, it …
What is the goal of crisis management?
A business can experience several types of crisis ranging from data breaches to executive misconduct. The goal of crisis management is to have a system in place to effectively address the coordinated response, resources, and internal and external communication requirements during and after the negative situation. How you accomplish these tasks will impact your corporate …