We’ve talked on several previous episodes about the need for a single, defined crisis management framework in an organization. In Episode #59 of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & CEO Bryan Strawser and Consultant Bray Wheeler go deeper into this need – and talk about the need to integrate all of an organization’s various …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #53: Hong Kong Protests
Over the past several weeks, Hong Kong has been the site of some of the largest protests we’ve seen in history – by some accounts, over two million people took to the streets to protest Hong Kong’s proposed new extradition statutes. Following the protests, the current Chief Executive of Hong Kong temporarily suspended the bills …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #50: Conducting an Effective After-Action Process
In this week’s episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & CEO Bryan Strawser takes a look at how to conduct an effective after-action process – or you may call it a Lessons Learned process at your organization. At Bryghtpath, we believe an effective after-action process is a critical component of learning from a …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #48: Reputational Grab Bag
In this week’s episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & CEO discusses a number of reputation management and crisis communications topics that arose during a recent day he spent at the Carlson School of Management, part of the University of Minnesota. Topics discussed during this episode include the Boeing 737-MAX crisis, the Starbucks …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #44: Successful Crisis Characteristics
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & CEO Bryan Strawser discusses what a successful incident or crisis management process looks like when you’re inside of an organization. Topics discussed include: crisis management frameworks, leading in an incident or crisis situation, crisis management teams, executive crisis teams, global security operations centers, and …
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Managing Uncertainty – Episode #38: How do you make a plan for that which you have not foreseen?
How do you make a plan for a crisis situation that you didn’t see coming – the unforeseen crisis? That’s what we tackle in this week’s episode of the Managing Uncertainty podcast. Topics discuss include crisis frameworks, the Harvard National Preparedness Leadership Initiative (NPLI) program, crisis communications, situational awareness, and dealing with unknowns during a …
Managing Uncertainty – Episode #37: Taking care of the team during a crisis
How do you take care of the crisis team when you’re in the middle of a crisis? That’s the topic that Bryghtpath Principal & CEO Bryan Strawser tackles in this week’s episode. Topics discussed include emotional intelligence, maintaining balance in the middle of the critical moment, Harvard’s National Preparedness Leadership Initiative, and crisis leadership. Episode …
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Significant workplace violence incidents in the second half of 2018
2018 has unfortunately continued the trend of having violence dominate the news cycle. According to the Gun Violence Archive, for example, there have already been over 300 mass shootings this year alone. Even religious places such as synagogues are at risk for violent incidents. Workplace violence in the U.S. and Canada is no exception. The biggest problem that …
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