Meditate. Exercise. Take a break from social media. For crisis managers struggling to keep their teams motivated and engaged, advice like this (which is mostly what is being meted out right now) feels cliche and remarkably unhelpful. Like your doctor telling you to eat less and exercise more to lose weight. If it were that …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #168: Mistakes companies make with their crisis programs
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser, along with Senior Consultant Bray Wheeler, discuss mistakes companies make with their crisis management programs. Topics discussed include crisis leadership failures, crisis management teams, under-responding in a crisis, crisis processes, and taking care of your team.
Beyond ROI: The Value of Effective Crisis Management
Not all crises come with a silver lining. But in the case of COVID, its global reach earned the discipline of crisis management fresh interest, as crisis management savvy organizations quickly stood apart from their lesser prepared counterparts. Like one of our clients, a large technology company, based in the U.S. but with extensive operations …
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How to Build a Crisis & Business Continuity Exercise Strategy
Strategy. It’s what separates the winners from the losers. In sports. In war. And in business. So why do so many organizations fail to implement one for their crisis and business continuity exercises and then wonder why their program continues to flail? Implementing a crisis and business continuity exercise strategy doesn’t have to be complicated. …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #159: The Ultimate Guide to Crisis Management
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses our new Ultimate Guide to Crisis Management, where we explain everything you need to know about Crisis Management. Related Episodes & Blog Posts Article: The Ultimate Guide to Crisis Management Article: The Ultimate Guide to Business Continuity
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #158: Without trust your program is dead in the water
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses trust in Business Continuity and Crisis Management programs and the importance of ensuring your program is aligned with the strategic objectives of your organization and maintaining credible relationships with your program’s stakeholders and executives. Related Episodes & Blog Posts …
Managing Uncertainty – Episode #156: Someone has to be in charge
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser talks about recent failures in crisis leadership & incident command. Related Articles & Episodes: Navy Times: Vice Admiral and two dozen others punished for USS Bonhomme Richard fire Texas Tribune: “Systemic failures” in Uvalde shooting went far beyond local police, …
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Managing Uncertainty Episode #151: You get one chance to do it right
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser talks about the idea that you get one chance to do it right when launching a new program or kicking off a new initiative within your existing program. Related Episodes & Articles Episode #149: Things I wish I knew 10 …
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