The Resilient Journey

Have you ever had a "light bulb moment"? A time in your life or career that shed light on what you wanted to do, or gave you insight into how to do things differently? This week's guest not only had a lightbulb moment, but also remembers the date that it happened.   Welcome to Episode 188 of the Resilient Journey Podcast, presented by Anesis Consulting Group! This week, we are pleased to welcome Miranda Spivey to the podcast as we talk about loss control, light bulb moments, and what to do when crisis enters the room.   Miranda explains how a catastrophic event, triggered her light bulb moment, and changed the way she approaches planning, exercising and executive buy in. She says that plans are important, and need to be flexible. She tells us that things like compliancy don't really show themselves until crisis enters the room. And once it does, it's time for response.   Be sure to follow The Resilient Journey!  We sure do appreciate it! Want to learn more about Mark? Click here or on LinkedIn or Twitter. Special thanks to Bensound for the music.

When we think about our career path, it can sometimes be intimidating. But this week's guest wants us to be strategic in our career roadmap. And she even suggests that it might be good to take a job, even if it's not our dream job. You'll want to listen to find out why.   Welcome to Episode 187 of the Resilient Journey Podcast, presented by Anesis Consulting Group!   This week, we're revisiting a popular topic: resilient employment. Our guest is Debbie Wildrick, who shares valuable insights on navigating our career roadmap with confidence.   Debbie encourages us to stay alert and aware of our surroundings (to be aware of the writing on the wall) and to be proactive in looking for that next job. If you find yourself out of work—don’t panic. Debbie has some advice for how to navigate the transition.   She reminds us that starting a new job isn’t starting over—it's building on everything you've already accomplished, continuing your story and building your legacy.   Be sure to follow The Resilient Journey!  We sure do appreciate it! Want to learn more about Mark? Click here or on LinkedIn or Twitter. Special thanks to Bensound for the music.

You gotta love all those commercials where big pharma is trying to sell you medication. They always want you to "ask your doctor, if this or that is right for you." But do you want to know what the medical field gets right? Resilience. And we can all benefit from learning more about it.   Hello everyone, and welcome to episode 186 of the Resilient Journey podcast, presented by Anesis Consulting Group! This week we're going to learn about resilience in the healthcare industry - and talk about how their good practices can be applied to whatever industry you work in. We're pleased to be joined by Shane Mathew, who talks to us about value stream mapping, building tested workflows and objective driven planning. Shane gives us advice on how to apply streamlined principles to our own programs by looking at the big picture and understanding the components needed to get things done.   Warning, this episode may cause improved processes, better engagement and higher executive buy-in.   Be sure to follow The Resilient Journey!  We sure do appreciate it! Want to learn more about Mark? Click here or on LinkedIn or Twitter. Special thanks to Bensound for the music.

Last week, in part 1 of our two-part series on using AI in resilience, we talked about using AI for building human capabilities in our programs. This week, we dig deeper and talk about how AI can help us with training and awareness, and much more.   Hello everyone, and welcome to episode 185 of the Resilient Journey podcast, presented by Anesis Consulting Group!   This week, we conclude our two-part series on AI in resilience as Jason Hoss returns to continue the conversation. Jason and Mark talk about the ethics of AI and the need to have a human element in decision making. They talk about voice cloning, deep fakes and have a funny moment about making still-pictures move. They discuss using AI as a research tool, augmenting your communications capabilities during a crisis - AND - if you've never used AI, Jason gives you some tips on how to get started. And stay tuned to the end for a special announcement.   Be sure to follow The Resilient Journey!  We sure do appreciate it! Want to learn more about Mark? Click here or on LinkedIn or Twitter.   Special thanks to Bensound for the music.

If you ask Jason Hoss what AI stands for, he will say “Augmented Intelligence”, a tool used for building human capabilities, rather than replacing them. This is the start of a two-part series about hands on AI within your resilience program. Hello everyone, and welcome to episode 184 of the Resilient Journey podcast, presented by Anesis Consulting Group! This week, our dear friend Jason Hoss returns to elaborate on his massively successful presentation at DRJ Spring on using AI to augment your resilience program. In this episode Jason will explain why he calls AI a “bold face liar” and encourages us to distrust > trust > and verify whatever AI tells us. And he provides us with tips to mitigate risks, and ideas that you can do right now to start using AI in a meaningful way.    Be sure to follow The Resilient Journey!  We sure do appreciate it! Want to learn more about Mark? Click here or on LinkedIn or Twitter. Special thanks to Bensound for the music.   

This week’s guest says that she uses her network connections on LinkedIn to see what other, smart people are talking about – and she germinates ideas from there. One of her posts caught our attention, compelling us to invite her onto the podcast." Hello everyone, and welcome to episode 183 of the Resilient Journey podcast, presented by Anesis Consulting Group! This week, we're joined by Laura Jury, a risk and resilience professional from New Zealand. She shares essential skills for resilience professionals to prepare for 2030. Laura emphasizes that 2030 is just a blink away and underscores the criticality of analytical thinking. She advocates for deeper integration within our workplaces, mastering the language of the business, and assuming the role of organizational translators. These steps, she believes, empower us to add influence and position ourselves for future leadership roles. Be sure to follow The Resilient Journey!  We sure do appreciate it! Want to learn more about Mark? Click here or on LinkedIn or Twitter. Special thanks to Bensound for the music.   

You’ve probably seen AI getting a lot of attention, as many resilience professionals have been posting AI generated action figures and even bobbleheads (….Mark). That’s cute. But this week’s guest says it’s time to take AI to a whole new level. And that’s just what we do. Hello everyone, and welcome to episode 182 of the Resilient Journey podcast, presented by Anesis Consulting Group! This week, we are thrilled to be joined by long time friend Gonzalo Vargas to talk about one of the hottest topics in our industry – Artificial Intelligence. But we’re taking a different approach as we look at how we as resilience professionals can leverage AI in our day-to-operation. Gonzalo encourages us to load our BCP data into private AI tools to review your business continuity or crisis management plan, leverage AI to do scenario analysis and to automate testing functionality. Gonz and Mark explore the idea of using AI to monitor media and social media outlets to see what is being said about your company during a crisis and to analyze the tone of your statements. And stay tuned to the end to hear Gonz share an AI prompt idea to give you better results.   Be sure to follow The Resilient Journey!  We sure do appreciate it! Want to learn more about Mark? Click here or on LinkedIn or Twitter. Special thanks to Bensound for the music.   

When we think of the skills required to be a successful risk or resilience professional, we tend to think inside the walls of whatever organization we work for. But what if we applied those skills in ways that could change the world? Hello everyone, and welcome to episode 181 of the Resilient Journey podcast, presented by Anesis Consulting Group! This week, we’re joined by long-time resilience professional Patrick Dunn, who uses his background in technology, disaster recovery and business continuity to volunteer with an organization called Roots of Peace. Patrick helps Roots of Peace in their mission to transform war-torn lands into thriving farmlands, through a vision that establishes peace AND RESILIENCE through agriculture. There is a surprising level of similarity between the work we do each day and the approach Roots of Peace takes. In this episode, you’ll learn how to leverage your resilience skills to do bigger things.   Be sure to follow The Resilient Journey!  We sure do appreciate it! Want to learn more about Mark? Click here or on LinkedIn or Twitter. Special thanks to Bensound for the music.

This week’s guest encourages us to be proactive and adaptive. She works to help companies avoid “crisis mode” by resiliently working through a disruption. You may call it something else, but she calls is “Disruption Resiliency” Hello everyone, and welcome to episode 180 of the Resilient Journey podcast, presented by Anesis Consulting Group! This week, we’re joined by consultant and resilience program manager Claire Mechan who says the best way to bounce back fast is to never have to bounce back at all. She explains that disruption resiliency does four things: It protects our business continuity program, enhances our competitive advantage, protects our company’s reputation and mitigates financial loss. Claire’s goal is clear. Rather than reacting in crisis mode – resilient organizations operate from a position of preparedness. She says they have the ability to resist, absorb and adapt.   Be sure to follow The Resilient Journey!  We sure do appreciate it! Want to learn more about Mark? Click here or on LinkedIn or Twitter. Special thanks to Bensound for the music.

Many organizations have addressed their need for good security practices by implementing ISO Standard 27001. The problem is, we often miss how the application of this standard applies to us as resilience professionals. Hello everyone, and welcome to episode 179 of the Resilient Journey podcast, presented by Anesis Consulting Group! This week we’re joined by Carolin Hellestam and we’re talking about ISO 27001 and how it pertains to risk and resilience programs. Carolin reminds us that the Standard is Risk based, and it is tailored to meet your company’s overall requirements. Mark and Carolin walk through the major steps required to become certified, the benefits of certification and the threat of going through the process without actually changing any of your practices.   Be sure to follow The Resilient Journey!  We sure do appreciate it! Want to learn more about Mark? Click here or on LinkedIn or Twitter. Special thanks to Bensound for the music.