One of the basic tenets of business continuity is looking ahead to lots of what if's. That's the only way to be prepared. But even in...

Promoting some events in September open to the public and some podcast interviews dropping as well -- and giving a platform to advertise...

When I do blog posts, I think about them in advance, and then current events throws me off plan. But, hey, I'm agile. It's what I empower...

Business continuity looks a lot at micro-level events: the ones inside your four walls (and even slightly beyond). One is so macro, it...

Crisis communications is an intricate and overlooked part of business continuity. If you are unable to work or run your business, you...

I teach Emergency Management to graduate students. I am ashamed to say I was today days old when I learned that although I teach (as does...

People have opinions on what to do and which is the best next step. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are dead wrong. And...

What makes a community thrive? Not even post-disaster, just in general. Businesses. What makes businesses so special? Lots of reasons....

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...