It’s time to take a step back and look at all of the contingencies that you have in place. How are your employees trained? What is your plan for when an emergency situation arises? You may think that it will never happen, but who would’ve thought we’d be dealing with natural disasters like Hurricane Elsa…
Every company should plan for crises, and it’s never too early to start. Planning ahead is the best way to reduce financial and reputational impacts of a crisis on your organization. Here are three advantages of planning for crises: 1) better understanding what resources are needed to weather the storm; 2) look for new opportunities…
Series authors: Mark Hoffman and Milena Maneva This is the third article in a five-part series on returning to the office. Previous article: Return-to-Office: Protecting Your People It is time to think about office space There is an interesting debate taking place currently on my LinkedIn feed between people that I respect immensely. …
In any discussion on continuity of operations, it is reasonable to ask, “Why should my organization invest in a tabletop exercise program?” While the reasons are many, some that serve as a foundation for a strategic-based approach to tabletop exercise programs include: Increased operational resilience: Operational resilience requires comprehensive knowledge of the organization;…
Emergency Response? Crisis Management? Business Continuity? Disaster Recovery? How do you know which plan to use during an incident? It’s often confusing which plan to activate, and who is in charge. Each plan should clearly identify the scope and responsibilities for executing the plan and have distinct and disparate objectives. During the life-cycle of…
Businesses can be impacted by different types of risk. Some risks can be prepared for, and others are more difficult to predict. Some organizations prepare for risks based on their location and the potential impact due to those specific regional and local risks. In Australia, there are some common threats we see elsewhere in the…
Being able to create calm during a major emergency is not easy, Michael Brown will attest to that. It’s what you do to ensure you learn those lessons and there are always lessons-to-be-learned from major crises. Recent hurricanes, cyber-attacks, wildfires, and the mass shooting in Las Vegas are challenging situations that needed to be managed….
Recent Category 5 hurricanes and major earthquakes have again put the spotlight on the world of preparedness. When a community is impacted by a major event, almost everyone is impacted. It is imperative that we keep our businesses operational in order to support the community. Some organizations have business continuity plans, many don’t. According to…
Forty percent of businesses do not reopen after a disaster and another 25 percent fail within one year according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Having a more resilient community requires preparedness and that means work! In this interview with Michael Morlan of Two Rivers Emergency Management, we discussed some of the major concerns…
Business continuity is an integral part of any organization. Those that do it well invest in their people and ultimately in the security of the organization’s future. Those that don’t do it well, and those that don’t do it at all, run the risk of creating an environment that is not only unstable, but that…