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.
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #165: Behind the Scenes of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal and Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses what it takes to write, record, edit, and produce one of the leading crisis management and business continuity podcasts in the world. Topics discussed include how to podcast got started, the equipment used for the podcast, and what makes …
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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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #162: Leveraging National Preparedness Month
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal and Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses how to use National Preparedness Month to create leverage and awareness for your business continuity and crisis management programs. Topics discussed include what National Preparedness Month is, the themes for national preparedness month, and how those themes relate to …
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Using Crisis Microsimulations to Counter Crisis Fatigue and Boost Resilience
Pandemics, droughts, floods, school shootings, political turmoil, war. Is it just me, or does it seem like a lot of us are stuck in a riptide of never-ending crises? Flailing arms, saltwater up our noses, a mild sense of panic at what lurks below, and exhaustion setting in. Yet now is not the time to …
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Before, During, and After Landing my First Job “Out of College”
I was three semesters out from graduating with my bachelor’s degree in strategic organizational communications when I decided to start applying for “big kid” jobs. I thought it would be great to get some practice interviews before I graduate and possibly have a job lined up after graduation. So, I hopped on Indeed and started …
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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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