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
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: 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
Cybersecurity and Personal Preparedness with Robert Siciliano Why Cybersecurity and Personal Preparedness Matter More Than Ever One of the recurring themes on the Act ASAP Podcast is that preparedness is leadership. That principle applies whether we are discussing natural disasters, business continuity, family readiness, or cybersecurity and personal preparedness. In this upcoming episode, I sit … Read more
