How to Choose a Crisis Management Consultant
BryghtPath
MARCH 1, 2022
When the next “boom” hits, having a good crisis management consultant on your team can feel a lot like having a storeroom full of toilet paper and spaghetti when a pandemic hits.
Helping Your Organization Retain Its Pandemic Survival Skills
MHA Consulting
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
Sooner or later, the pandemic will ease up and business life will get back to something like normal. With more disease outbreaks likely in the future, it’s important that organizations … The post Helping Your Organization Retain Its Pandemic Survival Skills appeared first on MHA Consulting.
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A Cool Job of the Future: Operational Risk Consultant
BCM METRICS
MARCH 2, 2022
As a result, the position of operational risk consultant appears likely to become one of the “cool jobs” of the future. A Period of Rising Turbulence The pandemic might be tapering off, but the news from Ukraine […]. The post A Cool Job of the Future: Operational Risk Consultant appeared first on BCMMETRICS.
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Flu Pandemic Planning 2006 and What Really Happened!
Plan B Consulting
JULY 6, 2022
This week, Charlie discusses pandemic plans that were suggested back in 2006, and how they compare to the actions that were taken during the height of the COVID pandemic. I came across the booklet ‘Flu Pandemic Guidelines for Businesses’ produced by Survive when we were moving our office.
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Flu Pandemic Planning 2006 and What Really Happened!
Plan B Consulting
JULY 6, 2022
This week, Charlie discusses pandemic plans that were suggested back in 2006, and how they compare to the actions that were taken during the height of the COVID pandemic. I came across the booklet ‘Flu Pandemic Guidelines for Businesses’ produced by Survive when we were moving our office.
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Pandemic Planning: What is a Pandemic Operating Regime, and do I need one?
Plan B Consulting
JANUARY 30, 2020
Following the spread of Coronavirus throughout China and surrounding countries, Charlie introduces the idea of a Pandemic Operating Regime and why you should develop one. I want to introduce the idea of a Pandemic Operating Regime (POR), explain what it is and why I suggest that you develop one.
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Pandemic Planning: What is a Pandemic Operating Regime, and do I need one?
Plan B Consulting
JANUARY 30, 2020
Following the spread of Coronavirus throughout China and surrounding countries, Charlie introduces the idea of a Pandemic Operating Regime and why you should develop one. I want to introduce the idea of a Pandemic Operating Regime (POR), explain what it is and why I suggest that you develop one.
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The ramblings of a travelling consultant, episode 9
Oz's Business Continuity Blog
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
Global pandemics tend to curtail one’s business travel, I find. Which is unfortunate for a couple of reasons, aside from the obvious one that pandemics can be bad for your health. I don’t get out much these days. Firstly it […].
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Flu Pandemic Planning 2006 and What Really Happened!
Plan B Consulting
JULY 6, 2022
This week, Charlie discusses pandemic plans that were suggested back in 2006, and how they compare to the actions that were taken during the height of the COVID pandemic. I came across the booklet ‘Flu Pandemic Guidelines for Businesses’ produced by Survive when we were moving our office.
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Setting up a crisis business during a pandemic
Crisis Response Journal
MARCH 28, 2021
Amanda Coleman describes her first year in charge of running her own crisis communication consultancy
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Pandemic Planning: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) – Should We Panic?
Plan B Consulting
JANUARY 23, 2020
Pandemic Planning: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) – Should we panic? I also think in the background, it might be worth dusting off your pandemic plan and checking whether it needs updating. appeared first on PlanB Consulting.
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Pandemic Planning: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) – Should We Panic?
Plan B Consulting
JANUARY 23, 2020
Pandemic Planning: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) – Should we panic? I also think in the background, it might be worth dusting off your pandemic plan and checking whether it needs updating. The post Pandemic Planning: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) – Should We Panic? appeared first on PlanB Consulting.
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Ep.08: Why Were Some in Business Continuity Sidelined During COVID? | Michael Herrera
The Failover Plan Podcast
AUGUST 17, 2020
Episode Summary: This week, Shane interviews Micheal Herrera, founder and CEO of MHA Consulting and BCMMetrics, who recently wrote an article titled- "Sidelined: The Strange Fate of BCM During the COVID Pandemic.” Guest Bio: Michael Herrera is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BCMMETRICS and its sister company, MHA Consulting.
Reviewing the Five Types of Risk
MHA Consulting
APRIL 27, 2023
The recent announcement of the official end of the COVID-19 pandemic makes this a good time to review the five types of risk. Related on MHA Consulting: The ABCs of ERM: The Rise of Enterprise Risk Management The government recently announced the official end of the COVID pandemic. Another pandemic could occur.
20/20 Vision: Comments on Exercise Cygnus (UK’s pandemic exercise in 2016)
Plan B Consulting
MAY 25, 2020
Today Charlie discusses how Exercise Cygnus, the UK’s pandemic exercise in 2016, holds up against the ongoing outbreak of COVID-19. The scenario was as follows: The pandemic has H2M2 which is a flu pandemic, rather than a COVID type pandemic. UK the “most prepared country”? Wrong type of flu?
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20/20 Vision: Comments on Exercise Cygnus (UK’s pandemic exercise in 2016)
Plan B Consulting
MAY 25, 2020
Today Charlie discusses how Exercise Cygnus, the UK’s pandemic exercise in 2016, holds up against the ongoing outbreak of COVID-19. Exercise Cygnus was a command post exercise carried out by NHS England in October 2016 in order to estimate the impact of a hypothetical H2N2 influenza pandemic on the United Kingdom.
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The Future of COVID-19: Predictions Are Hard, Preparing Is Easy
MHA Consulting
NOVEMBER 18, 2021
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 … The post The Future of COVID-19: Predictions Are Hard, Preparing Is Easy appeared first on MHA Consulting.
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The Future of COVID-19: Predictions Are Hard, Preparing Is Easy
MHA Consulting
NOVEMBER 17, 2021
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 … The post The Future of COVID-19: Predictions Are Hard, Preparing Is Easy appeared first on MHA Consulting.
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How Much Damage Do You Want to Incur From a Major Business Interruption?
Bernstein Crisis Management
MAY 24, 2021
Whether it’s an incident affecting a single location, or a pandemic sweeping the globe, business continuity is increasingly vulnerable to a wide variety of natural and man-made interruptions for which organizations must plan as carefully as they plan for launching any product or service.
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Business, Interrupted: Supply Chain Lessons Learned
Castellan
AUGUST 16, 2022
Until complications compounded during the coronavirus pandemic, it’s not something most consumers thought much about. But her background, she says, is a bit of a mismatch for that, where she previously worked in brand management, marketing, and consulting. The supply chain. Get the Supply Chain Continuity Whitepaper. DOWNLOAD NOW.
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Ep. 07: Spotlight on Business Continuity Programs in Healthcare | James Mitchell
The Failover Plan Podcast
AUGUST 10, 2020
The last few months he has been heavily involved with a historic pandemic response at Texas Children’s which involved a 140+ day activation of their incident command system. 15:30min- Using what he describes as an “internal consulting” model to BC . Key Points: 0:28min- James’ background. 8:00min- Overview of the program he’s created.
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Threat Intelligence: A Key Capability for Our Turbulent Times
MHA Consulting
JUNE 1, 2023
Related on MHA Consulting: Driving Blind: The Problem with Skipping the Threat and Risk Assessment The Need for Threat Intelligence Traditional business continuity methodology leans heavily on the threat and risk assessment or TRA, in which the organization identifies potential threats and ranks them in terms of likelihood and potential impact.
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Travel Disruptions
Plan B Consulting
JANUARY 28, 2022
Travel disruptions seem to be almost commonplace now – between countries closing at a moment’s notice due to pandemic restrictions, to natural disasters like the Tonga volcano eruption halting air travel. The post Travel Disruptions appeared first on PlanB Consulting.
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Travel Disruptions
Plan B Consulting
JANUARY 28, 2022
Travel disruptions seem to be almost commonplace now – between countries closing at a moment’s notice due to pandemic restrictions, to natural disasters like the Tonga volcano eruption halting air travel. The post Travel Disruptions appeared first on PlanB Consulting.
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Optimizing Your BC Program for the Permanent Hybrid Work Model
MHA Consulting
APRIL 13, 2023
Related on MHA Consulting: Home Alone: When Disasters Affect Staff Who Are Working Remotely A Stopgap Measure That Became a Permanent Fixture When the hybrid workplace model first emerged at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was seen as an emergency solution to a crisis situation.
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The Only Guide to Crisis Management Training You’ll Ever Need
MHA Consulting
AUGUST 17, 2023
Related on MHA Consulting: What to Include in Your Crisis Management Plan Making a Bad Situation Worse When unprepared organizations are hit with a crisis, the results can be chaotic. Small and midsize companies (say those of 50 employees or fewer) can often get away with bringing in a consultant for a few hours of targeted training.
Check out our KISSBCP Podcast!
KingsBridge BCP
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
S1E4 – Software or Consultants for building your BCP. Should you buy Business Continuity Planning software and do it yourself, or should you contract BCP consultants? S1E16 – Part 1 of 4: BCP Consultants or BCP Software, from how things have changed to the 4 types of clients & which solution will give the best outcome.
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Some Observations On The Baroness Mone of Mayfair OBE’s Crisis Management
Plan B Consulting
JANUARY 22, 2024
At the beginning of the pandemic, she took the ‘VIP lane’ deals, making use of her political connections and provided PPE (personal protective equipment), which was later found to be substandard and unusable. Anything to do with Covid and the NHS illicit strong emotions, and everyone has recently been through the experience of the pandemic.
A Case for Business Continuity Managed Services
Virtual Corporation
AUGUST 7, 2020
Fifty-one percent of organizations surveyed by Mercer Consulting were caught without business continuity plans when the current COVID pandemic erupted. Moreover, other surveys revealed the potentiality and impact of a pandemic were virtually ignored.
An Old Threat Returns – Terrorist Attacks in Europe?
Plan B Consulting
OCTOBER 23, 2023
I noticed a report from Morgan Stanley stating that ‘After virtually halting during the COVID-19 pandemic, business trips are rebounding, even surpassing pre-pandemic levels’. appeared first on PlanB Consulting. The post An Old Threat Returns – Terrorist Attacks in Europe?
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Fire Protection Research Foundation will host a free webinar on “Long COVID: A Unique Fire Service Perspective”
National Fire Protection Association
DECEMBER 5, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the national fire service, fire departments, and individual firefighters. This webinar is supported by the Research Foundation 2022 Webinar Series Sponsors: American Wood Council, AXA XL Risk Consulting, Reliable Automatic Sprinkler Co.,
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BCM Basics: Business Continuity vs. Business Resilience
MHA Consulting
JANUARY 25, 2024
Related on MHA Consulting: Navigating Resilience: How to Create a BCM Roadmap A Distinction With a Difference Most people are familiar with the phrase, “That’s a distinction without a difference,” used to assert that a supposed difference between two things is so trivial as not to be worth mentioning.
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Top 10 Resources to Help You Become a BCM Ninja
MHA Consulting
JANUARY 26, 2023
BCM consultancy websites. Many BCM consulting firm sites publish blogs, white papers, and webinars on BC topics that are available free to all comers or in some cases free with registration. However, there is one aspect of doing BCM that is much better and easier than it was when I was getting started 25 years ago.
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NexusTek Ranked Again on CRN’s Elite 150 Category of MSP 500 List for 2022
NexusTek
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
NexusTek was selected for inclusion on the Elite 150 list because of its continuing responsiveness to clients’ IT needs, many of which changed in the wake of the pandemic. We will continue to draw upon our team’s considerable talents, core values, and aspirational goals to deliver solutions that meet and exceed our clients’ evolving needs.”
KingsBridgeBCP Podcasts
KingsBridge BCP
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
S1E4 – Software or Consultants for building your BCP. Should you buy Business Continuity Planning software and do it yourself, or should you contract BCP consultants? S1E16 – Part 1 of 4: BCP Consultants or BCP Software, from how things have changed to the 4 types of clients & which solution will give the best outcome.
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Severe Weather Preparedness: Managing Severe Weather Events During Other Crises
everbridge
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
And overlaying each severe weather event was the pandemic, which forced start-and-stop closures and compulsory work-from-home orders. The pandemic has been characterized by twists and turns, and crisis managers can still expect it to be a factor as the hurricane and wildfire seasons, as well as potentially early winter storms, kick-off.
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Plan B Consulting
JULY 3, 2023
He dissects how some actions during the COVID pandemic might have affected the country, comparing it to other recent disasters faced by the UK. It was always at the top of all risk registers, but we prepared for the wrong type of pandemic. The post The Covid Inquiry: Some Thoughts appeared first on PlanB Consulting.
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How to overcome the challenges of implementing your own technology
Online Computers
JANUARY 7, 2024
With the global pandemic over, opportunities and challenges for owners of small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are increasing. These external experts can even provide more than just consultancy. Whether it’s IT consultation or 24/7 managed IT services , our experts will provide strategic IT solutions that fit your specific needs.
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What to Expect in Business Continuity Employment for the Last Half of 2021
Castellan
JUNE 2, 2021
Before the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in early 2020, the U.S. We even saw two weeks in the height of the pandemic reach 75 new job postings. Throughout 2021, however, we may see an uptick in new postings we could attribute to the effectiveness of many business continuity programs during the pandemic. DOWNLOAD NOW.
Why you should focus on business continuity: Real-life examples
Online Computers
MAY 14, 2023
Future-proof companies remain healthy despite the pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted businesses globally and made having an effective BCP critical for organizations across industries. One prime example of a company that survived the pandemic because of its BCP is Microsoft.
A Framework for Fostering Mental Health Resilience in the Workplace
Plan B Consulting
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
We live in challenging times, with cost-of-living pressures worldwide, recovery from the pandemic and conflict in Europe against a backdrop of the climate crisis. The post A Framework for Fostering Mental Health Resilience in the Workplace appeared first on PlanB Consulting. Click here to read the original bulletin.
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Travel Disruptions
Plan B Consulting
JANUARY 28, 2022
Travel disruptions seem to be almost commonplace now – between countries closing at a moment’s notice due to pandemic restrictions, to natural disasters like the Tonga volcano eruption halting air travel. The post Travel Disruptions appeared first on PlanB Consulting.
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Gone With the Wind: 12 BCM Practices That Have Become Outdated
MHA Consulting
JUNE 8, 2023
Related on MHA Consulting: All About BIAs: A Guide to MHA Consulting’s Best BIA Resources The past twenty-five years have seen a lot of changes in the world especially as pertains to business. The past couple of decades have seen huge changes in the world and our field.
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Transforming Healthcare in Rural India with Telemedicine by Nisha Kadaba
PagerDuty
MAY 14, 2024
Through teleconsultations, Intelehealth has facilitated an impressive 3 million consultations this year, marking a significant milestone in bridging healthcare gaps and extending vital services to underserved populations.
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