Is it just me, or is “resilience” the new buzzword? The concept seems straightforward in a personal context; building up the psychological fortitude to bounce back from all of life’s bumps and bruises. But what exactly does it mean for a business to be “resilient”? We hear a lot of business leaders and highly trained …
Before the Crisis: The Value of a Trusted Business Continuity & Crisis Management Advisor
Sometimes a Bryghtpath client will call my phone late at night or early in the morning. They aren’t check-in calls or social calls. Something has happened at their company, and they’re calling to ask for help. In my nearly 30 years working in business continuity & crisis management, I’ve received calls for: Workplace fatalities Active …
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COVID-19 Safety Through the Holidays and Beyond
With the continued impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, employee and customer safety are at a critical junction this holiday season and will remain intertwined well into 2021. The holiday season has brought new challenges to an already tenuous situation. The U.S. continues to experience high infection rates, exacerbated by a post-Thanksgiving surge from which we’re …
Crisis Management Case Study: Hurricane Sandy
On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy made landfall in New Jersey and swept up the East Coast causing major damage in New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut. At the time, Sandy was the second-largest Atlantic storm on record, following behind only Hurricane Katrina, which had ravaged the Gulf Coast in 2005. In 2017, following Hurricanes …
How 3 companies have managed the COVID-19 pandemic
The fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented. It’s a global disaster, and no organization has been unaffected, whether they be small, medium, or large. Many companies have teetered over the edge into bankruptcy, some that were already struggling, but also others that were seemingly resilient enough to weather the storm. The Congressional Budget Office …
Webinar: Leading crisis & business continuity exercises that don’t suck
Most Crisis Management & Business Continuity exercises are slow-moving, ponderous affairs that might check the box on an audit report but do little to create the environment that enables a true test of the plan and build the “muscle memory” necessary to mature a crisis management process or a business continuity plan. In our view, crisis management & …
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New Webinar: Shots Fired – Leading in an Active Shooter Incident
Active shooter incidents are at the top of every senior executive’s list of threats across the United States. Much effort and attention have been paid to this issue, yet the vast number of organizations are not prepared for when an active shooter incident strikes their organization. In this active shooter webinar presentation, Bryghtpath Principal & …
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Top Business Continuity & Crisis Management Podcasts
Business continuity and crisis management are often topics that business leaders are reluctant to talk about – and often an area where they are reluctant to invest resources. However, business continuity and crisis management are critical areas for any organization – they deserve careful planning, investment, growth, and coordination. For business leaders charged with driving …
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