Business Continuity and Crisis Management Consultants
The old tongue-in-cheek saying that “a camel is a horse designed by committee” has an ironic application to the team approach in reacting to crises. Contrary to the implied criticism of committee work, if a camel had been designed by a committee, the final product would be the animal best adapted to its desert environment—a …
How to set up a crisis management team in your organizationRead More
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser talks about things he wishes he knew 10 years ago as a Crisis & Continuity Professional. Topics discussed include marketing your business continuity program, the connections between your program and your organization’s overall business objectives & strategies, leading and influencing …
Does your organization take business continuity and crisis management seriously? Are you getting the resources you need to run these programs well? If not, my best advice to you starts with a question: “What are you doing to build a culture of resilience within your organization?” Fostering a culture of resilience is arguably one of …
It is hard to believe that some offices are approaching the two-year mark of having sent their employees to work from home. However, with the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to evolve, it is hardly any wonder that many companies have felt the pressure to continue to keep their workforce away from the office. Even though many …
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 …
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser reflects on 5 moments that shaped his career and influenced his path as a business continuity and crisis management professional. Related Episodes & Blog Posts Blog Post: Inside Bryghtpath: Who quits a large corporation for a company in Minnesota with …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #142: 5 Moments that have shaped my careerRead More
Right now, I’m settling into my seat with the tray table secured and seat back in its full upright position. We’re headed to the land of mai tais and palm trees, and like a kid at Christmas, I look forward to a week of good books, bad dad jokes, and finding sand in crevices I …
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 …
