“Good is the enemy of great. And that is one of the key reasons why we have so little that becomes great.” -Jim Collins In his book, aptly named “Good to Great,” Collins uses this principle to explain why so many, from schools, government, and businesses, to individual people—squander their potential and stay stuck in …
How to talk with your CEO about business continuity
You are a true believer and an expert in business continuity planning. Within your authority and job description limits, you have brought your organization up to a minimal level of business continuity compliance. Your IT is backed up off-site, and your disaster recovery plan looks good on paper, but how do you talk to your …
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Raising Business Continuity Awareness
When creating an effective business continuity plan (BCP), most business leaders focus more on complacency than awareness. Most of these organizational leaders assume that no disruptive phenomena would ever happen to their company. Take the current COVID-19 pandemic, for example. Most companies were caught off guard and didn’t have a robust business continuity plan to …
Creating Seamless Crisis Communication for Remote Workspaces
Today’s businesses are more globally connected than ever, but we aren’t gathering around a traditional water cooler. Our dynamic teams are sharing innovations from home offices, coworking spaces, coffee shops, and hybrid offices around the world. The evolution of remote workspaces has empowered companies in growth and talent acquisition goals. But what happens when the …
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Plan Your Ransomware Attack Response Now
A food processing chain. A fuel pipeline system. A police department. A transportation authority. These are some of the larger targets hit with ransomware attacks in the U.S. so far in 2021. But for every ransomware story in the news, dozens of incidents go unmentioned, either because the company is too small for news outlets …
Choosing the Right Business Continuity Certification
If you’re considering a career in business continuity, you might be wondering about business continuity certifications. Do you need one to be competitive for business continuity jobs? Which business continuity certification should you get? What does it take to get and maintain a business continuity certification? Here, we discuss Bryghtpath’s take on the top industry …
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Supply Chain Resilience: You may not be as resilient as you think
“Companies routinely exaggerate the attractiveness of foreign markets, and that can lead to expensive mistakes.” -Pankaj Ghemawat, Global Professor of Management and Strategy at New York University’s Stern School of Business. Ghemawat’s statement sounds like a round-up of recent supply chain resilience woes at the hands of the COVID pandemic crisis. Yet it comes from …
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5 Ways Coaching Can Help Your Business Continuity and Crisis Management Program
Are you and your team working harder than ever but still not making forward progress on your business continuity objectives? You’ve read all the books and listened to all the podcasts but you’re still at a loss for where to even begin. Or perhaps fear and doubt are simply keeping you from taking action. Whether …
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