When the System Goes Down, What Happens Next?

Business continuity leadership during technology failure, showing system outages contrasted with a team using communication, decisions, and adaptability to continue operations.

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

The Real Emergency Starts Before the Fire | Preparedness Is Leadership

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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

Building a Culture of Preparedness

Preparedness Begins With a Shared Language

A Shared Social Language for Preparedness What We Can Learn from How Other Countries Normalize Preparedness Occasionally you encounter something that will change how you look at something familiar to you. A YouTube video about Preppers and Preparedness made me stop and think. As with most things, every once in a while something comes along … Read more

The Lost Recording Session with Trey Morriss

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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

Proactivity vs. Reactivity

Proactivity vs. Reactivity: The Leadership Difference That Determines Outcomes It happens to the best of leaders. At the most inopportune moment, stress surfaces and, even before you know what is happening, you have reacted in a way that you later regret. This phenomenon is so common that it is almost a expected. But what causes … Read more