Business Continuity and Crisis Management Consultants
When your company ends up on the news for its next (inevitable) data breach, will your company know what to say, who will do the “saying,” and how you plan to follow up with media requests? In other words, has your company learned to build a crisis communications strategy? If your company is known for …
How to Build a Crisis Communications Strategy from ScratchRead More
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill was truly a crisis. Unfortunately, it was also handled in one of the worse ways possible. When a crisis occurs, management and communication become some of the largest and most significant issues. In this particular case, BP failed in both of those areas. It’s important to look at how this …
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 …
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. …
Introduction What are your organization’s plans for recovering from a natural disaster? Are plans, people, and resources in place to protect your people and restore your business to normal? Effective crisis management is the key. CEOs need to recognize the difference between what looks fine on paper and how crisis management planning fits into the big …
In the past few months, we’ve talked about establishing a crisis management framework and conducting crisis management exercises. A framework documents your organization’s intent to prepare for a crisis and your unique requirements to meet events. Exercises build your crisis management capabilities into muscle memory. In this article, we’ll discuss how to craft a plan, …
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses corporate citizenship in the midst of economic, social, and political upheaval. With the renewed focus on corporate citizenship over the past two years, as companies have engaged their customers, employees, and communities in the midst of economic, social, and …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #129: Corporate Citizenship in the Age of UnrestRead More
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses the best way to engage your board of directors in your crisis communication strategy. Topics discussed include board of directors and C-suite engagement, crisis management, crisis communications, reputation and issues management strategies, and crisis exercises. Related Episodes & Blog …
