Author: Ashley Goosman

Professionals Presenting Business Resilience
Business Resilience

Benefits of Resilience for Businesses

Business Resilience’s In Today’s Landscape The benefits of resilience to businesses can’t be understated in today’s environment. The term “business resilience” has been used for several decades and has gained prominence. While the concept of resilience has been studied and applied in various fields for centuries, its application to businesses and organizations received more attention

Firefighters First Response
natural disaster

Wildfire Events Are On The Rise

Wildfire Events Are Increasingly Impactful Wildfire events are on the rise. These disasters are increasingly devastating due to various factors, including changing climate patterns, prolonged droughts, and human activities. Rising global temperatures contribute to drier conditions and extended fire seasons. This enables fires to ignite and spread more readily. Urban sprawl and development in fire-prone

Return To Office and Work From Home Risks 2023
risk management

Return to Office vs. Work from Home Risks

Return To Office Vs. Work-From-Home Risks More companies require employees to return to the office for two or more days, which makes me consider return to office vs. work-from-home risks. Business resilience professionals are crucial in ensuring an organization can withstand and recover from various disruptions, including employees working from home (WFH) or returning to

Severe Blizzard Season
disaster preparedness

An El Nino Winter

Above Average Hurricane Season & Winter The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its latest advisory in July that an El Nino Winter could have severe impacts. Not only did they predict with 90% certainty that the above-average sea-surface temperatures that periodically develop across the east-central equatorial Pacific could impact the winter season but

BlackBerry AtHoc Command Center
crisis management

What are Blackberry AtHoc’s Best Features

Partners in Resilience If you’re curious about the top features of Blackberry AtHoc, you’re not alone. Recently, I partnered with BlackBerry to share their software with my audience. Some of you have asked for more information after reading my post on BlackBerry AtHoc’s Crisis Management Advantage. While I recommend listening to my podcasts with Blackberry

Best Video Podcasts 2023
blog

Top Three Podcasts of 2023

It’s The Second Year of the Video Podcast Last week, I gave you an overview of the Top Three Blogs, and this time around, I am sharing the Top Three Podcasts of 2023. I have been a YouTube watcher for years, having given up cable some time ago. However, I never thought I would host

Disaster Empire Top Blogs
blog

Top Three Blogs of 2023

The Best Blogs of 2023 So Far Here are the top three blogs of 2023 as chosen by you, the readers. If you follow this blog, you know I started a retrospective review in 2022. Last year, I wrote about the Top 10 Disaster Empire Blogs and Top 5 Disaster Empire Podcasts on my YouTube

Woman Corporate Crisis Manager
Crisis Leadership

Skills and Attributes of Today’s Crisis Managers

Today’s Crisis Managers Are Evolving The required skills and attributes of today’s crisis managers are evolving. However, some valued capabilities remain the same. In this blog, I will share some of the trends I see in the field and share overall competencies that anyone in the role can cultivate. There’s also an overview of how

High Summer Temps Risk
business disaster planning

Summer 2023 Heatwave Warning

Horizon Scanning for Summer 2023 Assessing business resilience risks, issuing a summer 2023 heatwave warning is sensible. As a practitioner, part of your duties is to conduct horizon scanning and ongoing risk assessments. Business risks are paramount, and employee considerations are a large part of the equation. So, it makes sense to understand how environmental

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