Following a difficult, traumatic, or violent incident, there are a lot of challenges to work through. But when planning and thinking through how to handle these situations, we often focus almost wholly on the response and tend to ignore the short and long-term recovery challenges. In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & …
Managing Uncertainty – Episode #30: School Threat Management
We don’t do politics on our podcast, but given last week’s tragedy in Florida, we thought it would be worthwhile to talk about school threat management. In particular, the threat management environment in a K-12 school is quite different than what we typically encounter in a business or university environment. In this episode of the …
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Managing Uncertainty – Episode #29: The Courses are Mini
Last year we provided two free mini-training courses: Active Shooter 101 Crisis Communications 101 On this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & CEO Bryan Strawser announces the launch of two new mini-courses that round out our free mini-course offerings: Crisis Management 101 Business Continuity 101 Both courses are completely free with lessons delivered via e-mail each day. …
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Managing Uncertainty – Episode #28: Protecting your Senior Executives
At Bryghtpath, we’re often asked about risks and threats faced by Senior Executives of major corporations and non-profits – and how to best go about planning for those risks. In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & CEO Bryan Strawser and Senior Consultant Jennifer Otremba talk through our experiences with protecting senior executives. Topics discussed include executive protection, …
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Managing Uncertainty – Episode #27: Super Bowl 52
Super Bowl 52 will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, just down the road from our offices in Shoreview, on Sunday, February 4th, 2018. It will be on one of the largest events hosted in Minnesota in decades. In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & CEO Bryan Strawser and Senior Consultant Jennifer Otremba talk through our experiences with …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast: Episode #25 – To BIA or not to BIA
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 …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast: Episode #24 – The Traditional Business Impact Analysis (BIA)
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 …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast: Episode #23 – Crisis Management is not a Pickup Game
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 …
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