In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses making the case for your business continuity program with your senior executives. Topics discussed include: bridging the gap from aspiration to action as a business continuity leader in your organization, positioning your argument, using metrics and benefits to bolster …
3 Key Metrics for Business Continuity Program Success
In my 25+ years as a business continuity & crisis management expert, I often get asked one particular question that that makes me cringe: “Are there metrics we should be tracking?” In short and emphatically, YES! What metrics should you be tracking? It depends: Do you really want to know whether your business continuity program …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode# 119: Best Practices in Harassment Investigations
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser shared best practices to follow in an investigation of sexual harassment or hostile work environment in your organization. Handled improperly, this can be one of the most critical reputational crisis situations you will ever face. Topics discussed include employing neutral, …
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Making the Case for your Business Continuity Program
Covid 19. Wildfires. Heatwaves. Floods. It’s no wonder that by 2025, 70% of CEOs are predicted to place organizational resilience as a top priority for their organization’s strategic objectives. With resiliency thrust into the limelight, many business continuity professionals may see their next step to sit back and wait for the budget money to rain …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode # 118 – Plan Your Ransomware Attack Response Now
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses one of the biggest threats facing businesses today: ransomware. Bryan discusses steps you can take to manage and survive ransomware attacks and crisis situations that can have deadly serious consequences to your organization’s operations, continuity, and reputation. Related Episodes …
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10 Tips for framing your case for Business Continuity to Executives
After a pandemic year like 2020—and 2021—executives get the importance of business continuity planning. The situation was the same in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina. And in 2012, after Hurricane Sandy. And after mass shooting incidents. Management has a heightened sense of why business continuity is necessary. Then, the memories fade. The urgency diminishes as everyday …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #117: What Successful Crisis Management Looks Like Internally
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses what successful crisis management looks like inside of an organization – including some philosophy about how the team at Bryghtpath thinks about leading in a crisis. Related Episodes & Blog Posts Blog Post: How 3 companies have managed the …
4 Steps to Business Continuity Planning Success
Google search “business continuity planning steps” and you’ll find a yard sale of results. Is it 5 steps, or 7, or 4? Which are the most involved and which are the most important? How long does the business continuity planning process take? And who should be involved? I would love to be the definitive source …