Private sector emergency managers play a crucial role in long-term recovery following a disaster. These professionals must prioritize strategic planning, collaboration, risk reduction, and continuous improvement to ensure the successful rebuilding of affected communities and businesses. Private-sector emergency managers can contribute to their organizations’ and communities’ overall resilience by focusing on these key areas. However, …
How to Take Advantage of a Crisis
A forklift accident results in a fatality. What do you do? Emotions are running high, and you have a million thoughts running through your head. What do I tell the boss? How do I handle the publicity? This is the situation our client found themselves in when a forklift accident caused a fatality at their …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #183: Resilience should be at the top of your board’s agenda
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses why resilience should be at the top of your board’s agenda and how resilience professionals can best prepare their board for what’s next.
Building your Ransomware Playbook
Reading about the latest ransomware hack feels a lot like watching a bicyclist hurdle head-first over handlebars into a pile of gravel. “Oof, that had to hurt.” And, “boy, am I glad that wasn’t me.” But that’s where the similarity between the two stops. Because although you can take all the right steps to keep …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #181: Don’t Get Caught Up In Semantics
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal and Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses whether business continuity is a component of crisis management or vice versa. More importantly, does it matter? Links from the episode: What is Resilience?
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #178: Inside an Earnings Release
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Principal and Chief Executive Bryan Strawser dives into General Mills’ Q2 2023 earnings report to showcase why it’s essential to align your resilience strategies for business continuity, crisis management, and crisis communications with your organization’s business objectives. Topics discussed include knowing how to read an earnings statement, …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #176: Investing in Year Two of Your Crisis Management Program
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal and Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses what year two of your crisis management program should entail. Topics discussed include misconceptions about year two, investing in your program and how to do it, and building a culture of resilience. Related Episodes and Articles Article: How to Successfully …
How to Successfully Grow in Year Two of Your Crisis Management Program
After a long year of working with consultants, querying and coordinating with your departments, building out crisis plans and messaging, and exercising them with your people, you’ve FINALLY checked the box on “set up a crisis management program.” Your crisis management plans are neatly collated in their new plastic-smelling binders and that extravagant fire extinguisher …
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