The year 2022 saw the tapering off of the pandemic, the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, an ongoing wave of cyberattacks, continuing supply chain woes, and a renewed focus by organizations on [...]
People often suggest books for me to read, and when I read them, I wonder what they have to do with what I do or the business world. But Team of Teams is one book that really struck a chord with [...]
Our current period of unrelenting crises requires an equally strong response from business. It’s time we moved from a business continuity mindset to a resiliency mindset. When I first began [...]
Next year is a new chance for you to put your business continuity management (BCM) program on the map. In today’s blog, we share a BCM roadmap for 2022 you can follow to give your program [...]
The Business Impact Analysis (BIA) is one of the fundamental building blocks of a sound business continuity management program. In today’s post, we’ll look at six mistakes companies commonly make [...]
When it comes to business continuity management, many otherwise rational organizations behave in an irrational way. They make a commitment to improve their BCM program then sharply limit the [...]
The disasters that figure in the headlines change from day to day because the media love novelty. The events that cause business the most problems year after year tend to be the same because that [...]
Nothing hurts a company’s business continuity management program like executives who are indifferent to its mission. Unfortunately, this situation is all too common, but there are things BCM [...]
Not all metrics are created equal. The most commonly used metrics in business continuity management tell you very little of importance about your program. Two uncommon metrics tell you almost [...]
More companies are extending work-from-home, making it easy for BCM pros to mentally disengage. However, companies need our best efforts now more than ever. This is no time for BCM pros to slack [...]