It’s been more than eight months since many offices switched to telecommuting, while on-site employees continued working on the front lines of critical businesses in industries such as health care, energy, retail, and agriculture. Two manufacturers have reported favorable COVID-19 vaccine results and expect an initial quantity of vaccines to be available in 2020 under …
Crisis Management Case Study: Hurricane Sandy
On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy made landfall in New Jersey and swept up the East Coast causing major damage in New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut. At the time, Sandy was the second-largest Atlantic storm on record, following behind only Hurricane Katrina, which had ravaged the Gulf Coast in 2005. In 2017, following Hurricanes …
Engaging your Board of Directors on your Crisis Communications Strategy
All organizations face risk. Whether your entity is large or small, publicly traded or privately held, for profit or non-profit, global or local, at some point it will face a crisis. How you plan for, handle, recover from, and assess a crisis can significantly impact your organization, including its short-term business operations, reputation, long-term financial …
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Corporate Citizenship in the Age of Unrest
This year brought renewed focus to corporate citizenship, as companies looked to engage their customers, employees, and communities in the midst of economic, social, and political upheaval. Pursuing these efforts can drive large-scale, meaningful change for society while differentiating a company’s brands and products to deliver a competitive advantage. But what is corporate citizenship, and …
The Importance of Having a Crisis Communications Strategy
The Importance of Having a Crisis Communications Strategy It’s the last quarter of what has been one of the most turbulent years in modern history. U.S. companies are addressing the third wave of COVID-19 infections, implementing social justice efforts, and navigating continued political division ahead of the November elections. Leaders are watching the elections closely …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #104: Supporting the team in a prolonged crisis
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses strategies and tactics for supporting your crisis management team (and others) during a prolonged crisis such as we’ve seen with the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics discussed include critical incident debriefings and counseling, managing stress, checking in with your team, stress …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #103: The newly revised ASIS workplace violence & active assailant standard
In this episode of Managing Uncertainty, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses the new ASIS/ANSI Workplace Violence and Active Assailant – Prevention, Intervention, and Response Standard. The newly revised and expanded standard provides an overview of policies, processes, and protocols that organizations can adopt to help identify, assess, respond to, and mitigate threatening or intimidating …
Webinar: Crisis & Continuity Leadership in the time of Coronavirus
At the time of this webinar, conducted for the Business Continuity Planners Association in April 2020, we were just a few weeks into the fight against Coronavirus. We were already into unprecedented territory with how government and the private sector are engaged in the fight against Coronavirus. In this presentation and open Q&A, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief …
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