The Future of COVID-19: Predictions Are Hard, Preparing Is Easy
Trying to predict the next twist in the COVID-19 pandemic is a fool’s errand, but no matter what happens, you should retain your pandemic skills. We’re all past trying to predict the next twist […]
The Darkest Hour: The COVID News Is Grim But a Vaccine Hints at Dawn
It’s a strange time in the COVID pandemic, with grim news stories about high casualties coming right next to hopeful stories about vaccine rollouts. In today’s post, we’ll look at this odd […]
Surviving the Spike: Managing the Second Wave of COVID-19 as a BC Professional
The current spike in COVID-19 cases combined with the approach of winter flu season brings new challenges for organizations in general and business continuity management professionals in particular. In today’s post, we’ll […]
Think Your Company Has Survived a Pandemic? Think Again
A look at how COVID-19 has impacted the workforce, and how the loss of human resources and pandemic planning is something we should all still be working on.
Take It Easy: It’s OK to Go Slow With Your COVID-19 Back-to-Work Plan
Many companies have been running themselves ragged in trying to come up with and quickly implement a comprehensive plan for adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, given the current uncertainties, this might […]
BCM’s COVID-19 Challenge: Coping with Chronically Degraded Capacity
The pandemic has created a new challenge for business continuity management: the need to cope with potentially degraded systems and capability. In today’s post, we’ll look at what this BCM COVID-19 challenge […]
The Future of Compliance: 19 Observations about the Impact of COVID-19
With the coronavirus on the loose, the always-challenging world of corporate compliance has grown even more difficult. In today’s post, I’ll share 19 observations on what the job of following the applicable […]
Chain Pain: Supply Chain Problems in the Age of Coronavirus
Our supply chains have come under pressure like never before during the coronavirus pandemic. In today’s post, I’m going to look at vulnerabilities in the supply chain as revealed by the pandemic, […]
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 […]
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 […]