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
Calm, Confident Continuity Begins Before Disruption Calm, Confident Continuity is not created during the emergency itself. It is built long before uncertainty tests leadership, communication, and operations. Organizations that maintain operational continuity during disruption usually share one important characteristic: leadership remains calm, capable, and focused under pressure. In many emergencies, people do not immediately look … Read more
Chapter 8: Transform & Thrive—Turn Preparedness Into Culture Preparedness was never meant to be a one-time project. Too often, organizations treat readiness as a document to complete, a checklist to file away, or a task assigned to one department. But real readiness becomes far more powerful when it becomes part of everyday culture. In Chapter … Read more
