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Operational Resilience Exercising
resilience

Mastering Operational Resilience: Your Ultimate Guide to Successful Testing Strategies

Evolving Operational Resilience Testing In today’s fast-paced and interconnected world, operational resilience has emerged as a defining factor in an organization’s ability to survive and thrive amid various disruptions. At the heart of operational resilience lies an often-overlooked but crucial element: testing. Welcome to the Disaster Empire blog, where we’ll take you on an illuminating

ICMC Forum 2023
crisis management

A Crisis Management Conference’s Value

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

WHO PEIC Concerns Reduced
Business Resilience Preparedness

COVID Is Over

The pandemic is over, what’s next? Now that COVID is over, resilience professionals are considering what is next for impactful emergencies. Indeed, concerns about cyberattacks are understandably trending over the last few years as many businesses increased their digital footprint. Then, there’s a recognition that a polycrisis can occur. A polycrisis could either have a

Girl in a Disaster Zone
disaster resilience

Natural Hazards vs. Natural Disasters

Should we Adjust our Approach? Natural hazards vs. natural disasters-is there a difference? I recently posted a blog about what we can expect from Next Year’s Natural Disasters. It was, I thought, a relatively benign piece targeting crisis and emergency managers. The concept was to think about what events of the natural kind could impact

Considering Natural Disasters
disaster preparedness

Next Year’s Natural Disasters

Looking Ahead Is Looking Behind, Too Next year’s natural disasters are something we would all like to predict. Sadly, we cannot predict specific events. The best we can do is rely on weather experts and real-time data. Forecasting natural disasters is a complex task that involves various factors and uncertainties. For up-to-date and accurate information

2023 Return to In-person Conferences
Business Continuity Management

What I Learned from Conferences So Far

COVID is over, so what now? I learned from conferences this year that we are all still recovering from the worldwide pandemic. Many of you read my blog, In Praise Of Conferences, where I had my first real in-person experience since the COVID-19 emergency restrictions were enacted. Like others, I was glad to return to

Resilience Professional Considering Global Risks
risk management

Mapping the Geopolitical Risks Ahead

Understanding the Impact of Geopolitical Risks Mapping the geopolitical risks ahead is as crucial as preparing for the next natural disaster. Geopolitical risks can significantly impact the global economy, politics, and society. This blog explores the geopolitical risks ahead and what resilience planners and responders should consider. One devolving risk to the US is signaled

Exercise for Success
Business Resilience Exercising

Fighting a Fear of Failure

Fighting a Fear of Failure Resiliency professionals can suffer from performance anxiety and find themselves fighting a fear of failure. Many of us are celebrating the Spring holidays this week. As content creators and thought leaders, it’s drilled into us that constancy is the key to success. Certainly, resilience practitioners know that a cornerstone of

Exercise Big and Small Crisis Events
Crisis Leadership

Are We Exercising Too Small

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

Creating a Resilient Employee Culture Matters
Employee Resilience

Why Workforce Resilience Matters

What is workforce resilience? Workforce resilience refers to an organization’s ability to adapt to and recover from unexpected or adverse events. These events are economic downturns, natural disasters, pandemics, etc. Undoubtedly, the goal is to have increased flexibility without significant disruption to operations. It involves the ability of an organization’s employees to bounce back from

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