Hauntingly Good Operational Resilience Operational Resilience: Unmasking The Secrets Behind A Scarily Effective Strategy. Hopefully, you are as excited about Halloween as we are. So, we did it! This time in our series exploring the subject of operational resilience, we talk about making the entire subject less daunting. When you think of Halloween, what comes
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
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
This Year’s ICMC A crisis management conference’s value is in the speakers and format provided by the host organization. In June, the 8th Annual International Crisis Management Conference (ICMC) occurred in Newport, Rhode Island. The conference provided a range of topics and perspectives from varying disciplines within the realm of crisis management. It provided professionals with
How do we achieve Goldilock’s level of exercise? After the pandemic and other recent events, I began to ask if we were exercising too small. By that, I mean do we typically choose crisis scenarios — severe weather, location fire, or infectious disease outbreak that constrain our capabilities. I wondered if we inherently consider it
Workforce planning & the COVID Outbreak The Future of Work is essential to resilience because of the sweeping changes to our lifestyles and economies. When I use the term “Future of Work,” I reflect on the changes that occurred due to the pandemic. However, I am also indicating the societal changes that were already occurring
Events I expect in 2023 but stay vigilant Going into the New Year, I expect the Disaster Forecast for 2023 will include some of the same trends in 2022. Although I cannot predict precisely what risks will escalate into disaster territory, I expect that one, if not several, of the main categories outlined below will
Preparedness in a new paradigm I am sharing how to promote safety resilience for remote workers in this series. As the second in the series on remote work risks, I intend to dive deeper into the topic with focus areas for resilience professionals to consider. As we build resilient organizations for a post-COVID environment, we
Addressing rapid organizational change As more employees are working at least partially from home, remote work risks are something we need to mitigate. Leaders focused on keeping employees safe from exposure and the business running during COVID. Although some experts believe more employees will return to the office over time, others suggest working from home
Crisis management after COVID Modern crisis management in corporations should leverage the existing leadership structure. Lessons learned in crisis management during COVID indicate that the emergency management structure of the Incident Command System (ICS) is not a perfect fit for large corporations. Instead, a hybrid approach is more successful. Process owners should continue to provide
