In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser tackles the topic of Personal and Family Preparedness for Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). Topics discussed include the Ready Campaign and their themes of: have a plan, make a kit, be informed – and specific steps that you and your family can …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #93: Crisis Management Plans – What your executives really want
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses what your executives are really looking for in your crisis management plans. Topics discussed include executive roles in a crisis management framework, developing crisis management plans, crisis exercises, executive interactions, and more. Related Episodes & Blog Posts Episode #4: …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #91: Roles and Responsibilities in a Business Continuity Program
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser along with Consultant Bray Wheeler, discuss roles and responsibilities in a business continuity program. Topics discussed include ISO 22301, Business Continuity Governance, roles and responsibilities, executive sponsors, program managers, program management, business continuity leadership, boards of directors, and many more. …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #90: Drone strikes and soft targets
In this week’s edition of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, our first for 2020, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses the recent drone strikes carried out against Iranian aligned unconventional forces, militia, and government officials by the United States – with a focus on steps that businesses that operate in the region – and …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #89: Looking ahead to 2020
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser takes an informal look forward to 2020 and the potential risks that are just around the corner. Related Episodes & Blog Posts Episode #26: The Top 12 Global Risks of 2018 Blog Post: The Top 12 Global Risks of 2018 …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #88: What is the goal of crisis management?
In this week’s episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses the goals of a crisis management framework & process at your organization. Topics discussed include crisis management, frameworks, crisis teams, crisis communications, social media, reputation management, business continuity, and long-term recovery efforts. Related Episodes & Blog Posts Blog …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #87: Over-respond but don’t overreact
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser, along with Consultant Bray Wheeler, discuss the need to “over-respond”, in a manner of speaking, but not overreacting – when it comes to establishing your crisis management framework and your own importance as a leader within your organization. Related Episodes …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #86: Make yourself important
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser, along with Consultant Bray Wheeler, discuss making yourself important as your organization’s security, continuity, resilience, or disaster recovery leader. Related Episodes & Blog Posts Episode #21: I hope you dance Episode #46: Interacting with the C-Suite Episode #84: Making the case …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #85: Rethinking Active Shooter Preparedness & Exercises
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser, along with Consultant Bray Wheeler, revisit the topic of Active Shooter Preparedness & Exercises. Topics discussed include the current active shooter threat, preparedness efforts, active shooter exercises, planning for an active shooter incident, and more. Related Episodes & Blog Posts …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #84: Making the case to Leadership
In this edition of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser submits himself to questioning from Bryghtpath Consultant Bray Wheeler on the topic of how to make the case to leadership to gain new resources, headcount, finances, or approval for a project. Related Episodes & Blog Posts Episode #21: I hope …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #83: The Secret Service Report on Targeted School Violence
In this edition of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser and Consultant Bray Wheeler, take on the new report by the United States Secret Service on targeted school violence. Just published in November 2019, this report analyzes more the forty targeted school violence attacks in the United States and provides …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #82: Speed in a Crisis
In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser discusses the need for rapid decision making and communications during a crisis or incident. Reflecting on a year of crisis exercises, Bryan discusses crisis management, crisis communications, crisis management frameworks, crisis plans, crisis plan annexes, prepared crisis communications messages, holding statements …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #81: When to bring in a consultant and use them effectively
In this week’s edition of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser, along with Consultant Bray Wheeler, discuss when to bring a consultant into your organization to help solve the challenges in front of you – and how to best make use of that time and engagement together. Related Blogs & …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #80: The New England Patriots and Rockstar Teams
How do you build a rockstar team to drive your resiliency initiatives? Or your cross-functional crisis management team? In this episode of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & Chief Executive Bryan Strawser, along with Consultant Bray Wheeler, take on these questions, using the New England Patriots as an example of how to build a …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #78: BryghtCast for the week of October 14th, 2019
In this episode of our BryghtCast edition of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast for the week of October 7th, 2019, Bryghtpath Principal & CEO Bryan Strawser and Consultant Bray Wheeler take a look at current risks and upcoming events: BBC: Russia vows to prevent Turkey-Syria clashes NBC News: U.S. troops to withdraw from northern Syria as ISIS supporters escape amid …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #77: Helping employees recognize signs of potential workplace violence
An OSHA report from 2018 notes that nearly two million US workers were the victim of workplace violence in recent years. A similar study from 2014 from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics pointed out that in 2014, 409 individuals were fatally injured in work-related violent attacks that year. Workplace violence was the third leading …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode 75: Big Mistakes during a Crisis
In this week’s edition of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & CEO Bryan Strawser, along with Consultant Bray Wheeler, talk about some of the common mistakes we’ve seen during a critical moment during our consulting and professional careers. Related Episodes & Blog Posts Episode #4: The Crisis Team Episode #17: Lessons Learned from the …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #74: BryghtCast for the week of September 30th, 2019
In this episode of our BryghtCast edition of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast for the week of September 30th, 2019, Bryghtpath Principal & CEO Bryan Strawser and Consultant Bray Wheeler take a look at three current risks and upcoming events: South China Morning Post: As it happened – Hong Kong protester shot in chest, six live rounds fired on …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #73: When you need a friend, it’s too late to make one
When a major national-scale disaster strikes, neither the public sector – or the private sector – can go it alone. For a private sector organization though, how do you make that first leap into public/private partnerships? Do they really work? How can you get started? In this episode, Bryghtpath Principal & CEO Bryan Strawser shares …
Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #72: BryghtCast for the week of September 23rd, 2019
In this episode of our BryghtCast edition of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast for the week of September 23rd, 2019, Bryghtpath Principal & CEO Bryan Strawser and Consultant Bray Wheeler take a look at three current risks and upcoming events: National Hurricane Center: Tropical Storm Karen Al-Jazeera: UN General Assembly 2019: All the latest updates NY Times: Protesting …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #71: Pet Preparedness
In this week’s edition of the Managing Uncertainty Podcast, Bryghtpath Principal & CEO Bryan Strawser continues with the theme of National Preparedness Months and talks about the topic of pet preparedness. Topics discussed include steps you should take to ensure that you have incorporated pet preparedness into your family’s emergency planning, including specific actions you …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #69: National Preparedness Month
September each year in the United States is National Preparedness Month (NPM). National Preparedness Month is recognized each September to promote personal, family, and community disaster and emergency planning now and throughout the year. The program is managed through The Ready Campaign, an effort led by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). In this episode …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #68: Reduction in Force
How should an organization go about planning for a reduction in force, or RIF? Certainly, there are a number of considerations that need to go into the planning process, including coordinated upfront planning, the number of impacted personnel, the identification of high-risk individuals in the impacted employees, and more. In this episode of the Managing …
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Managing Uncertainty Podcast – Episode #67: Here comes Hurricane Dorian
Hurricane Dorian is currently making its way towards the southeastern United States at a slow one mile per hour as a category 4 hurricane. At the time of this writing, the storm is just over 100 miles from West Palm Beach, Florida. Dorian is expected to scrape the east coast of the United States as …
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