Preparing for the Unexpected
ALEX FULLICK, MBCI,CBCP,CBRA,ITIL,CORS,cABCF,ISO22301,Author
Preparing for the Unexpected is about how people, organizations and communities plan, prepare, test, communicate and respond to sudden unplanned events such as natural and manmade disasters and crises. The show is for everyone who wants an understanding of how plans are created for individuals, organizations and communities and for anyone who wants to know what they can do in their own lives to help protect themselves from unexpected events.
There is a myth that disasters happen to others but in reality, they happen to everyone. It's just a matter of when and how well-prepared you are. The greater the level of awareness, communication and knowledge, the quicker one bounces back from adversity.
The overall aim of Preparing for the Unexpected is to reduce the suffering, effects and impacts caused as a result of disasters and unexpected life events by increasing knowledge and awareness of Operational Resilience, Business Contingency, Disaster Planning, Crisis Management, and related activities.
There is a myth that disasters happen to others but in reality, they happen to everyone. It's just a matter of when and how well-prepared you are. The greater the level of awareness, communication and knowledge, the quicker one bounces back from adversity.
The overall aim of Preparing for the Unexpected is to reduce the suffering, effects and impacts caused as a result of disasters and unexpected life events by increasing knowledge and awareness of Operational Resilience, Business Contingency, Disaster Planning, Crisis Management, and related activities.
Episodes
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Jul 26, 2018 • 54min
BOUNCE! People and Resiliency
We all experience failure at some point and organizations aren't spared these experiences. What sets some organizations and people apart is their ability to bounce back from adversity and move forward. We speak with renown speaker, entrepreneur and author Barry J. Moltz about how some people - the most important component of any organization, are able to Bounce back from failure. Focusing on his book Bounce! Failure, Resiliency, and Confidence to Achieve Your Next Great Success, Barry talks to us about what make some us more resilient that others and how we can become more resilient. Resilience is a topic at the top of many organizations lists and though focus tends to be on systems and processes, we discover how people can become part of and organizations resiliency efforts.
Jul 19, 2018 • 53min
Considerations Before You Outsource Your BCM/DR Program
Sometimes you just can't build or manage your Business Continuity Management (BCM) / Disaster Recovery (DR) program because your organization may not have the ability to develop and implement the program or the skillls to do it. When that discovery is made, you might look outside your organization for help; an external vendor or a consulting service. Before you make that final decision, there are some topics you need consider and some questions you might want to ask of the prospective vendor(s)/consultant(s) before you hand the program over them them. It's an important step. This show will identify many topics to consider asking prospective partners before you take that leap and hand over you BCM/DR program to an external source. Remember, you might want to outsource your program but you're still responsible for it. So make sure you consider every aspect before making that final decision.
Jul 12, 2018 • 56min
Tips for Climbing the Business Continuity Career Ladder
No matter the level of experience a Business Continuity Management, Emergency Management or Disaster Recovery professional, there are always activities that we can leverage to increase our exposure and knowledge in the industry. We speak with renowned author and award-winning consultant Suzanne Bernier, who will provide us many great tips and tools we can leverage to raise our careers both within our organization and on the local, national or international stage. Suzanne will draw from her own successful rise in the Emergency Management field and provide tips and insights on how we can reach the top. It's a very informative and motivating chat.
Jul 5, 2018 • 56min
Business Continuity and Supply Chain Management
A key component of any Business Continuity Management (BC) program is ensuring the mitigation of impacts created when an organization's supply chain is impacted. This week we'll talk to noted supply chain management expert and author of A Supply Chain Management Guide to Business Continuity Betty Kildow. Betty has been working in Business Continuity for over 20 years and we'll learn how to identify our key suppliers - both upstream and downstream - and what we need to consider with regards to our suppliers when disasters occur. We'll also learn how to develop our supply chain continuity strategies and how we can strengthen and maintain those strategies. It'll be an enlightening show for those who want to know more about supply chain management and how to incorporate it into their BCM programs.
Jun 21, 2018 • 56min
Continuity and Resilience Today -CRT: A Conference Summary
The Continuity & Resilience Today (CRT) conference was held May 29-31, 2018 in Toronto at the Sheraton Downton Hotel. It was the inaugural CRT conference that was originally part of the old World Conference on Disaster Management (WCDM). This show provides a quick overview and summary of some of the sessions held over the 3 days and some of the key points that were discussed and presented to attendees by knowledgeable and experienced presenters.
Jun 14, 2018 • 56min
Adaptive Business Continuity: A New Approach - Part 2
This show is Part 2 of our conversation with BC experts and authors, David Lindstedt and Marc Armour. We'll continue to discuss Adaptive Business Continuity - A New Approach and what readers, listeners and BC professionals can expect from a new way of thinking about BCM. David and Mark will provide some insight in to what works in today's BCM industry and what isn't working, why it isn't working and what we must due to change it. It's sure to be another eye-opening show.
Jun 7, 2018 • 56min
BIA: Has the Traditional BIA Runs Its Course?
For decades BCM / DR professionals have performed the Business Impact Analysis (BIA) the same way with the same results; often not quite the results expected. John Jackson, an early visionary in BCM / DR, talks about how the traditional BIA may need to change; change how we ask questions, who we ask information from and what results it needs to deliver if its to be effective for organizations. We'll learn how to increase the value of BCM and DR by simply refocusing our efforts when executing a BIA to provide information that can benefit an organization when developing its BCM strategies and increasing the ability to respond to negative events. John provides allot of great tips and information to increase the value of new and experiences BCM professionals and increase the effectiveness of BCM programs. Hear some first hand examples of how the traditional BIA can be reimagined and executed from an industry pioneer. It's sure to be a great educational experience for all.
May 31, 2018 • 55min
BCM: Assessing Partners and Vendors
No business or community exists in isolation; all have vendors or partners in some form or another and both are needed to help communities and business grow and thrive. It's for that reason we need to assess the BCM / DR capabilities of potential business partners; either upstream or downstream. This episode will focus on questions to ask prospective business partners to find out just how well they might - or have - responded to disasters and major operational interruptions. You want to make sure that if there's a problem experienced by a partner, they have the ability to respond appropriately so you don't become embroiled and hindered by their troubles. Listen in and hear a list of questions to ask prospective partners to ensure you make a well informed decision.
May 24, 2018 • 56min
The Business Continuity Institute - Canada
The Business Continuity Institute (BCI) is one of the world's leading promoter Business Continuity and Resilience with chapters around the globe. This show will focus in on the BCI Canada chapter and we'll talk to the BCI Canada Chapter President, Chris Horne. Chris will speak to the objectives BCI Canada and how it offers a benefit to all BCM/DR practitioners and professionals. We'll also learn a bit about the upcoming Business Continuity Awareness Week (BCAW) in May and the events BCI is handling to help promote the week long event (https://www.thebci.org/event-detail/event-calendar/business-continuity-awareness-week--bcaw--2018.html). Chris will also give us some insight into his own experiences throughout the years, which will benefit all listeners, regardless of the level of experience.
May 10, 2018 • 56min
Business Continuity Management: Lessons Learned
To paraphrase a well-known saying, 'We must learn from our mistakes and from the mistakes of others'. In BCM, DR and Crisis Management we talk allot about Lessons Learned and making changes but a Lesson Learned without action, is simply a Lesson Identified or Observed. All too often, the lesson we could learn from remains an observation. World renowned speaker and author of The Lessons Learned Handbook, Nick Milton, will join us to talk about how we identify lessons, learn from the lessons and put the learnings into action. We'll talk about how we can collect data to ensure the lessons we've faced in the past, help us to move forward, not come back to haunt us. Stop talking about Lessons Learned and listen to expert Nick Milton, teach us how to take these lessons and build a learning culture that benefits the entire organization and strengthen our BCM and DR programs.
