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 …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #144: Standing up a Successful Business Continuity Program
How do you stand up a successful business continuity program from scratch? In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser walks through the process we use at Bryghtpath using the example of an organization without a current business continuity program. Topics discussed include business continuity policies, program charters, …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #142: 5 Moments that have shaped my career
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser reflects on 5 moments that shaped his career and influenced his path as a business continuity and crisis management professional. Related Episodes & Blog Posts Blog Post: Inside Bryghtpath: Who quits a large corporation for a company in Minnesota with …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #141: The Resiliency Diagnosis
In the event of a significant disruption to your organization, how will your company respond? No one enjoys thinking about crisis management, business continuity, disaster recovery, or reputation management. But this much is certain: your business will face unexpected disruptions. Understanding how your program and capabilities stack up is the first step to being able to mature your program …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #140: The Workplace of the Future and Business Continuity.
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses the workplace of the future and how it impacts Business Continuity. Bryan explores how the Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated many of the trends we are seeing in the changing work environment today. Related Episodes & Blog Posts Blog Post: …
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 …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #139: 2022 Trends in Business Continuity and Crisis Management
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses trends in business continuity and crisis management for 2022. Bryan discusses what we’re learning from our work with clients, discussions across the industry, and from our own research. Related Episodes & Blog Posts Blog Post: Engaging Your Remote Workforce …
Inside Bryghtpath: Who quits a large corporation for a company in Minnesota with a team of four?
The World I Knew Have you ever looked at your alarm on a Monday morning and dreaded what happens next? Watching my phone change from 6:18 a.m. to 6:19 a.m. to 6:20 a.m. (insert blaring alarm), I knew my countdown to what I considered the start of a normal working week only meant one thing. …