To quote Warren Buffet, “it takes 20 years to build a reputation and only 5 seconds to destroy it.” It’s a truth the people at Common Spirit, one of the largest nonprofit health systems in the U.S., will likely soon be attesting to. They were the target of a recent ransomware incident that brought their …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #178: Inside an Earnings Release
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Principal and Chief Executive Bryan Strawser dives into General Mills’ Q2 2023 earnings report to showcase why it’s essential to align your resilience strategies for business continuity, crisis management, and crisis communications with your organization’s business objectives. Topics discussed include knowing how to read an earnings statement, …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #174: Resetting your Business Continuity Program for 2023
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal and Chief Executive Bryan Strawser and Bray Wheeler, Senior Consultant, discuss how to reset your business continuity program for the challenges of 2023. Topics discussed include our take on the challenges of 2023, expense reductions, the economy, the positioning of your program, alignment against your organization’s strategic objectives, …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #173: Everyone is Tired
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal and Chief Executive Bryan Strawser and Bray Wheeler, Senior Consultant, discuss the topic of crisis fatigue, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on crisis management & business continuity teams, and how one can overcome crisis fatigue. Topics discussed include crisis fatigue, what the “new normal” …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #172: Bryghtpath Exercise Maturity Model
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal and Chief Executive Bryan Strawser and Senior Consultant Bray Wheeler discuss the brand new Bryghtpath Exercise Maturity Model. Topics discussed include evaluating your exercise strategy, maturity models, and how the Bryghtpath team thinks about exercise strategies as a series of building blocks that grow over …
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What is Business Continuity?
As your company’s newly assigned head of global security, you’ve just been informed that running your organization’s business continuity program falls squarely within your role. But what is business continuity? Sure, you’re a battle-tested veteran in managing security for large-scale enterprises. Business continuity? Not so much. The revelation leaves you feeling a lot like that time you …
How to Gain Traction for your Business Continuity Program
Gaining traction for business continuity and crisis management activities with people (who aren’t already on the business continuity bandwagon) has always been challenging. And now we’re stuck in a crisis fatigue hangover of unprecedented proportions. It’s no surprise that nearly every single business continuity professional we talk to right now is struggling to get their …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #170 – Bryghtpath’s Long Term Recovery Framework
In Episode #170 of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser, along with Senior Consultant Bray Wheeler, discuss Bryghtpath’s Long-Term Recovery Framework. When a crisis has shifted beyond the initial response phase and you’re settling in for the long-term recovery effort, our Long-Term Recovery Framework helps lay out the areas where …
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