One of the more difficult things about business continuity is proof of concept and instant gratification. Do you get a shiny, bright, new...

Wildland fires are my favorite natural disaster. I'm fascinated by them. I have personal pet projects dedicated to alleviating the issues...

Business owners who don't think you need business continuity: listen up. You are doing all the things you need to do to make your...

There is a lot to be said about resilience for a business continuity plan. Included in that is the resilience of your employees....

Legal and business continuity. I was recently asked a series of questions about lawyers' involvement in business continuity. There was an...

I can't unsee business continuity or emergency management. It's always in the middle of my brain. As I watched the latest Batman movie in...

Samuel Beckett is famous for writing the following: “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” It has...

You are a fully remote business. You think you have all of your ducks in a row regarding risk management and business continuity. You...

Timely blog....writers in Hollywood are on the cusp of a strike. Last time there was a strike was 2008 for 100 days. It caused a shift in...

The final of 4 phases of business continuity is Restoration and Return (don't worry, dear reader, I didn't write blogs for the other 3...

What did we learn from the pandemic? That we can pivot and adapt to things and adopt new ways of doing things. But while there is a lot...

I've taken note in some larger companies or business continuity/enterprise resiliency programs, gamefication is a tactic used to keep...

Force Majeure is a clause in almost every contract a business enters into - as an end user, with a vendor, and in its own contract as a...

The SEC's (the financial one, not NCAA) will make an announcement in April regarding cybersecurity policies and disclosures. The...

I know you all felt the pain of my story about my plants and how despite a last minute disaster, knowing what to do, and being limited in...

Semantics. Euphemisms. These two words are used when trying to mold the outcome or position of the receiver's mind. Semantics challenges...

Why do I do what I do? Why do any of us undertake a vocation or open a business? We enjoy having purpose. We enjoy being of service to...

I am a marathon runner. I decided in 2004, after watching the NYC Marathon every year on tv growing up, I was going to run it myself. I...

El Paso, TX, experienced an earthquake the week before Thanksgiving. During a lecture on Thanksgiving Eve, I was asked "Should we start...

You have insurance. Congratulations! You have enabled yourself to navigate the financial stress of a risk event happening. That is an...