Erika Andresen
Regulatory Compliance - The Right Amount (?)
What are regulations? Do they have the same standing and effect as a law? What does it really mean to comply or not? What does compliance...
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Erika Andresen
- Aug 26
- 2 min
How Down? Shortcomings of Exercises
I had a leader regale me with his management style regarding when employees came in to complain. Them: “I’m mad!” Him: “I get that you’re...
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Erika Andresen
- Aug 19
- 2 min
An extreme analogy of failing to do business continuity
I’m going to give you an example of something you are glad – very glad – failed. And tell you why it failed. Spoiler alert: it’s the same...
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Erika Andresen
- Aug 12
- 3 min
The Blessing and Curse of the Business Survival Pivot
Starbucks is having a problem with changing too much for the times. They were a coffee shop where they wanted people to go to spend time...
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Erika Andresen
- Aug 5
- 2 min
All Eyes Are on YOU: Business Continuity on the Global Stage
We know that I specialize in the small business space when it comes to business continuity. A lot of the time the business owners I meet...
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Erika Andresen
- Jul 29
- 2 min
Smaller Aspects of Succession Planning
I’ve been on a succession planning panel. The other panelists were a HR specialist and an M&A advisor. When – last in the sequence –...
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Erika Andresen
- Jul 22
- 2 min
Hurts So Good: Why Exercises Are Important
2400 years ago, Aristotle wrote: “for the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.” He was talking about...
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Erika Andresen
- Jul 15
- 2 min
Bias Requires Crisis Communication
This is coincidentally timed as I plan my topics out weeks in advance. I was teaching my Emergency Management graduate students about...
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Erika Andresen
- Jul 8
- 2 min
Advanced Business Resiliency at MIT
I try to impress upon small businesses that business continuity is an important field, one they are left out of for no good reason. I...
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Erika Andresen
- Jun 24
- 2 min
Small Business Optimism Doesn't Have to be Small
Small business optimism is at 12 yr low. The National Federation of Independent Businesses conducted their annual study and it’s looking...
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Erika Andresen
- Jun 17
- 2 min
Ecosystems, Political Costs, and a Black-ish Swan
I’ve previously written about the costs associated with political maneuvers. If you don’t remember it, it’s here. I am going to show how...
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Erika Andresen
- Jun 10
- 2 min
Exercises For Your Business and Mind
Is having a business continuity plan enough? No. You need to exercise it. Set your mind at ease with both having a business continuity...
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Erika Andresen
- Jun 3
- 2 min
AI Can Work Exactly Right and Still Make You Fail
I am not shy about the fact I am not a fan of AI (yes, I personally write everything I produce). AI can do what you tell it to do, what...
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Erika Andresen
- May 27
- 3 min
Ashley Madison Cyberattack: Same Mindset Some SBE’s Have
Have you seen the recently released Netflix documentary series on the cyberattack that took down Ashley Madison? Aside from the juicy...
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Erika Andresen
- May 20
- 2 min
Regulations are Irregular and Costly Thanks to Politics
When it comes to business continuity plans, the plans need to be updated when there is a significant change. Small business owners don’t...
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Erika Andresen
- May 13
- 2 min
Dust off Your Covid Business Continuity Plans: Another Pandemic
Covid-19 was 4 years ago…a lot of us adapted and moved on. Short-term memory is a real thing with disasters. While I am not arguing for...
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Erika Andresen
- May 6
- 2 min
Don't Dream It's Over: Small Businesses to the Rescue
I am a diehard fan of community resilience. I have given many talks specific to that or have included it tangentially because it is just...
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Erika Andresen
- Apr 29
- 2 min
When YOU Are The Thing Everyone Relies on
911 services went down at two different points so far in 2024. The first (written about in this blog) involved an AT&T outage caused by...
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Erika Andresen
- Apr 22
- 3 min
Hard Truth: You Don’t Want to Succeed
Success requires work. Not just work, the work. There is putting in work and doing all the things you need to to get off the ground –...
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Erika Andresen
- Apr 15
- 3 min
Disability and Inability Shared Solutions
Part of business continuity is taking care of your employees. I'm going to meld my BC background with my emergency management background...
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