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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Managing Uncertainty Podcast: Episode #25 – To BIA or not to BIA
In last week’s episode, we discussed the traditional approach to the Business Impact Analysis (BIA), a part of the Business Continuity Lifecycle. This week, we’re going to talk about the trend towards not doing the BIA at all. In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & CEO Bryan Strawser and Senior Consultant Jennifer Otremba talk through the …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast: Episode #24 – The Traditional Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
We’re often asked about the Business Impact Analysis (BIA) process, a part of the Business Continuity lifecycle, and how that should be structured within an organization. Over the next two episodes, we’ll take a look at the BIA, starting with the traditional business impact analysis process, followed by a look next week at the trend …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast: Episode #23 – Crisis Management is not a Pickup Game
As the 2017 Hurricane season has wrapped up, we’ve spoken with several clients and prospects who call asking about building crisis management plans for the next round of hurricanes in 2018. We always steer the conversation back to “Plans are great, but a framework is the real starting point so that no matter the threat …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast: Episode #22 – When sexual harassment comes to the C-Suite
The last several weeks have been dominated by stories of executives, entertainment moguls, news hosts, and politicians of all stripes being credibly accused of sexual harassment – and in some cases, assault. We all agree that this sort of behavior is disgusting and has no place in our workplace, the halls of Congress, or at …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast: Episode #21 – I hope you dance
We’re asked a lot about how to interact with senior executives – how do you make the elevator speech, for example. It’s not at all unusual for us to come in and make exactly the same points that an internal team is making to their executives, but the executives listen to our point of view, …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast: Episode #20 – Down the stairs to the basement
When you’re in the middle of a high-stress and fast-moving crisis situation, it’s easy for your ‘fight or flight’ instinct to kick-in – but as a crisis leader, it’s important to recognize that you need to keep your mind and wits about you as the incident unfolds. The faculty and research staff at Harvard’s National …
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