Why Planning for Specific Risks Doesn't Work, and What to do Instead
Every year the Business Continuity Institute surveys professionals in the risk management world to see what the top business...
Business Continuity Planning - A Great Idea for Your Competitors!
Your business survived 2020, and 2021 is looking brighter. Thank goodness! Luckily, surviving means you're doing as good as you can be....
Businesses are Built on Failure
Failure. Failure. Failure. We're all familiar with it, but few of us claim it as a friend. When was the last time you failed at...
Was Your Business Prepared for a Google Outage?
It's ok, we use Google for our cloud services. It's ok, our email and calendar is all handled by Google Gmail. It's ok, we use Google...
Horizon Scanning for Small Business
Horizon scanning, aka, observing the world for potential threats to your business. Fortune 500 companies have entire departments...
Why Now is the PERFECT Time to Update Your Business Continuity Plan
We've all fallen in to the trap of waiting for the "perfect" time to do something. From things as minor as when to get gas while running...
Fighting Your Unconscious Mind in Times of Change
How much time you spend thinking about how you think about the world? When was the last time you challenged a strongly held belief of...
Turn Around Time - Let's Add Momentum to the Boulder
For the COVID-19 business crisis, we're now at the stage of the Business Continuity Process where the boulder of survival goes from being...
The Law Of False Linearity
Shutdowns will continue. The virus will spread forever. Deaths will continue increasing at the same rate. The economy will continue to...
Resilient Benefits for Your Business and Your Employees
When you think of your business' resilience, how often do your company's health benefits cross your mind? Based on conversations we've...
Fun with Cyber Security
Remote work. In theory it sounds like a win-win for all involved: Work-life balance and flexibility for employees. The ability for...
Tools vs Plans
Everyone wants a good plan. Do you want a good plan for dealing with business interruptions? Would you feel safer with your business...
Resilience is like Traveling Down a River
As a business owner, I'm sure you have plans for growing your business, with pictures in your mind about the successes you'll have...
Who You Gonna Call?
Challenging times show how much we all are willing to help each each other, and allow the best aspects of humanity to shine brightly. So...
Resilience Starts with You
Business Resilience. But what is a business? People. And who started that business? You. Are you resilient? Well, that's the...
Business Continuity and Banking/Insurance
Are you worried about your business surviving the COVID-19 crisis? Does your business depend on your clients continuing to pay their...
The Power of Words in Times of Crisis
The $#;! is officially hitting the fan. Even with the symbols, you know what word I wanted to represent in that first sentence. Behold...
Pandemic? Focus on Your People First
Perhaps you've noticed the news about COVID-19, aka, Corona Virus? If your business is not already dealing with the impact of the...