Silver Lining: Could a Negative Year Bring Positive Changes to BCM?
Even horrible events can sometimes lead to a few good consequences. Without minimizing the awful toll of COVID-19, it’s worth noting that the pandemic has driven a handful of positive changes in […]
Safe at Home: Fight Pandemic Fatigue by Improving Work from Home
The vaccines have arrived but deliverance from COVID-19 is still months in the future. In today’s post, we’ll look at how BCM offices can fight burnout and reduce costly mistakes by leading […]
How Pandemic Fatigue Poses a New Risk for Business
These days everyone is talking about pandemic fatigue, but the issue has a special importance for business continuity professionals. In today’s post, we’ll look at the risks pandemic fatigue poses for organizations […]
You Still Need to Drill: IT/DR Testing Is as Important as Ever
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many organizations to focus on operations and suspend their IT/Disaster Recovery testing programs. In today’s post, we’ll explain why it’s important to keep up with your IT/DR […]
Home Alone: When Disasters Affect Staff Who Are Working Remotely
As recent news events have shown, people working at home might be safe from getting COVID-19, but they are vulnerable to other problems that business continuity professionals have never had to think […]
The Great Inspection: Identifying Likely Future Common BCM Problems
Over the past six months, we have talked with dozens of our clients across a range of industries about the issues they’ve faced in implementing their remote-work solutions. These conversations often strayed […]
Homefront: The New Hot Zone for BCM Is Employees’ Home Offices
Since the advent of COVID-19 and the shift to work-from-home, employees’ home offices have become the new frontline in business continuity management. In today’s post, we’ll lay out six threats and risks […]
Key Players: The 7 Most Important Roles on Your Return-to-Work Team
Every organization that plans to bring employees back to the workplace while the COVID-19 pandemic persists will need to form a return-to-work team. In today’s post we’ll look at the seven most […]
Back in the Saddle: Resuming Regular BCM Activities
Business continuity professionals have been justifiably absorbed in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, but the usual threats are still out there and it’s time to restart any regular BCM activities that were […]
Home to Stay? Adapting to the Next Permanent Workplace
Many observers think the COVID-19 pandemic might result in a more or less permanent shift toward a large number of office employees working from home. In today’s post, we’ll look at what […]
Emerging from the Lockdown: 6 Things to Think About for the Next Phase
The coming weeks will see most organizations begin making cautious steps back toward their previous way of doing business, though the situation remains fluid and some things might have changed permanently. In […]
Conduct an IT Wellness Check: Make Sure Your Tech Systems Are Healthy
The coronavirus pandemic presents health challenges not only to individuals but also to a company’s IT systems. In today’s post, we’ll look at six areas of your IT program where you should […]