Year-end review The Top 5 podcasts article was so popular I decided to round out the year with a Top 10 Disaster Empire blog. The end of the year is famous for annual reviews, so I thought I’d add to it! It was quite a year–from getting back to conferences–check out my In Praise Of
The viewers have decided! Below is my list of the top 5 Disaster Empire podcasts over the last year. You chose the list of the viewers who have supported the channel since its launch this Fall. What started as a labor of love is growing and developing into a way to provide deeper insight into
It’s the seaons of giving Do you have resources to manage a crisis? As program leaders, we often seek reliable resources to manage a crisis. Since we are heading into the holiday season in the United States, I want to kick off the season right. It’s time to be thankful and appreciative. So, I thought
BCM gets a bad rap Is BCM a sham? You likely had a similar experience. You are in a meeting with an executive or mid-level manager. After providing a kick-off presentation or results report, you get a question about why Business Continuity Management (BCM) is necessary to the company. Of course, this is when having
Doubling-down on the Disaster Empire mission Some of you have asked what Disaster Empire Quick Views is. Over the past year, I reflected on why I launched the blog. Back in 2019, I had the idea to provide an opportunity to share and connect the great work of practitioners worldwide. I was learning so much
What is Lumiere’s Law? If you’ve clicked on this post, you probably wonder what I mean by unlearning Lumière’s Law. Get ready, folks, because this is another reference to Jeff Shannon’s book, Hard Work Is Not Enough. If you haven’t read it, I discussed it in What Executive Presence Is, The Problem With Multitasking, and
