Business Continuity and Crisis Management Consultants
The Deepwater Horizon spill was among the worst environmental disasters in history. Eleven platform workers lost their lives when the rig exploded on April 20, 2010. Over 4.9 million barrels of crude oil were released into the Gulf of Mexico, and many experts say that irreversible damage may have been done to the local environment. In addition …
Lessons in Crisis Communications: Deepwater HorizonRead More
Workplace violence exploded into the public realm last month with the shooting at the Capital Gazette. It’s important to understand that these are isolated incidents, however. Workplace violence is an increasing concern for companies in the United States and Canada. Unfortunately, these problems are often extremely difficult to foresee. Telling the difference between a normal …
Workplace Violence in 2018: A look at 7 incidents from the first half of the yearRead More
What happens when you find yourself in the middle of a crisis, some of your facilities are impacted, and suddenly you need to relocate several critical teams to an alternate workplace for an indeterminate period of time. If you have planned well, then you’re ready to execute your plan. But if you haven’t…. In this …
Managing Uncertainty – Episode #35: Alternate Workplace Strategies for Business ContinuityRead More
Continuing our three part series on Communication – Episode #34 of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast is focused on what happens after the “BOOM!”… or in other words, we’re going to focus on crisis communications. In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & CEO Bryan Strawser and Senior Consultant Jennifer Otremba talk candidly about crisis communications. Topics discussed include …
Managing Uncertainty – Episode #34: Communicating after the BoomRead More
Back in February, Minneapolis, Minnesota was the host of Super Bowl 52. We previously discussed preparing for a major event like a Super Bowl in an earlier episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast. In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & CEO Bryan Strawser and Senior Consultant Jennifer Otremba take a look back at Super Bowl 52 …
Managing Uncertainty – Episode #32: Super Bowl 52 RecapRead More
Following a difficult, traumatic, or violent incident, there are a lot of challenges to work through. But when planning and thinking through how to handle these situations, we often focus almost wholly on the response and tend to ignore the short and long-term recovery challenges. In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & …
We don’t do politics on our podcast, but given last week’s tragedy in Florida, we thought it would be worthwhile to talk about school threat management. In particular, the threat management environment in a K-12 school is quite different than what we typically encounter in a business or university environment. In this episode of the …
Managing Uncertainty – Episode #30: School Threat ManagementRead More
At Bryghtpath, we’re often asked about risks and threats faced by Senior Executives of major corporations and non-profits – and how to best go about planning for those risks. In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & CEO Bryan Strawser and Senior Consultant Jennifer Otremba talk through our experiences with protecting senior executives. Topics discussed include executive protection, …
Managing Uncertainty – Episode #28: Protecting your Senior ExecutivesRead More
