Business Continuity and Crisis Management Consultants
tarting anything new can be a struggle, as can revamping or adding to existing programs. Often an organization will experience a violent event that can cost them both monetarily and have serious reputational impacts. Even worse, a violent event can lead to loss of a beloved co-worker and family member with long-lasting impact on the …
The first three steps for starting up a workplace violence & threat assessment programRead More
In last week’s episode, we discussed the traditional approach to the Business Impact Analysis (BIA), a part of the Business Continuity Lifecycle. This week, we’re going to talk about the trend towards not doing the BIA at all. In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & CEO Bryan Strawser and Senior Consultant Jennifer Otremba talk through the …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast: Episode #25 – To BIA or not to BIARead More
We’re often asked about the Business Impact Analysis (BIA) process, a part of the Business Continuity lifecycle, and how that should be structured within an organization. Over the next two episodes, we’ll take a look at the BIA, starting with the traditional business impact analysis process, followed by a look next week at the trend …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast: Episode #24 – The Traditional Business Impact Analysis (BIA)Read More
As the 2017 Hurricane season has wrapped up, we’ve spoken with several clients and prospects who call asking about building crisis management plans for the next round of hurricanes in 2018. We always steer the conversation back to “Plans are great, but a framework is the real starting point so that no matter the threat …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast: Episode #23 – Crisis Management is not a Pickup GameRead More
The last several weeks have been dominated by stories of executives, entertainment moguls, news hosts, and politicians of all stripes being credibly accused of sexual harassment – and in some cases, assault. We all agree that this sort of behavior is disgusting and has no place in our workplace, the halls of Congress, or at …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast: Episode #22 – When sexual harassment comes to the C-SuiteRead More
We’re asked a lot about how to interact with senior executives – how do you make the elevator speech, for example. It’s not at all unusual for us to come in and make exactly the same points that an internal team is making to their executives, but the executives listen to our point of view, …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast: Episode #21 – I hope you danceRead More
When you’re in the middle of a high-stress and fast-moving crisis situation, it’s easy for your ‘fight or flight’ instinct to kick-in – but as a crisis leader, it’s important to recognize that you need to keep your mind and wits about you as the incident unfolds. The faculty and research staff at Harvard’s National …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast: Episode #20 – Down the stairs to the basementRead More
Exercises are an important part of preparedness and the lifecycle of crisis management, business continuity, or communications planning. But most exercises are just plain boring. In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & CEO Bryan Strawser and Senior Consultant Jennifer Otremba talk about why exercises are often so boring and techniques to “spice them up” for your …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast: Episode #19 – Exercises are boringRead More
