Preparedness Is Human: Why Your Biggest Continuity Risk Isn’t Technology, It’s Dependency Business continuity leadership has become one of the defining challenges facing organizations today. Over the last several months we have watched technology failures expose just how dependent many businesses have become on digital systems to accomplish their mission. This isn’t simply my opinion. … Read more
Business Continuity Planning Begins Before the Emergency Your Building Is Talking. Are You Listening? When most people think of Business Continuity they think of Emergency Actions, Crisis Communications and Disaster Recovery. These are all a response to problems with the facilities that businesses operate from every day. I recently spoke with Josh Lowe and Nic … Read more
The Real Emergency Starts Before the Fire: Why Prepared Leaders Act Before the Headlines The real emergency starts before the fire. By the time smoke appears on the horizon, thousands of decisions have already been made. Firefighters have been pre-positioned. Aircraft have been staged. Weather conditions have been analyzed. Incident commanders have evaluated risks and … Read more
The Lost Recording Session with Trey Morriss: What Happens When the Plan Fails but Leadership Shows Up As someone who teaches preparedness, resilience, continuity, and leadership, I often remind people of a simple truth: Plans matter. But plans alone do not prepare you. That truth hit me square in the face during a recent episode … Read more
What Has Been Will Be Again: Why I Repeat Myself, and Why You Need to Listen “Whatever has happened in the past will happen again in the future. Whatever has happened before us now will be in the future as well. Nothing in this life is new. For everything that has been done before will … Read more
