Over the course of my career, I have been asked to create disruption and chaos, in a simulated environment, to provide a greater awareness of leadership obstacles and opportunities. From sounding fire alarms to see how quickly employees evacuate; simulating hurricanes to see how facilities teams prepare and protect the organizations assets; facilitating disaster recovery
2020 is evidence that every business is susceptible to disruption when you least expect it, whether it stems from product tampering, supply chain issues, diversity and inclusion blunders, biological threats, protests and civil unrest, or the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 and the global economy.
This interactive session will provide business owners with key concepts and strategies for leading through a crisis and recovering from disruption. Business owners will learn steps for creating a robust crisis management playbook to reduce downtime and how to apply concepts to business needs.
The devastating impact on revenues, unemployment, and the disruption COVID-19 has on the supply chain ecosystem has a ripple effect on businesses. While grants and other funding sources are critical for small businesses currently, they will not yield long-term business viability.
People and businesses are looking to government to provide economic relief to whether the storm of the pandemic and the economic downturn facing our communities. Outside of grants and loans, how is your organization helping businesses to respond and recover from disruption?
Join Vanessa Vaughn Mathews at the Disaster Recovery Journal conference as the emcee and speaking during a breakout session But Why? In some organizations, Business Continuity is the best kept secret. Unless you’re program is audited or your CEO see’s the value, the common frustrations with BC are that it lacks executive support,
The headlines tell us we live in an Era of Uncertainty, due to global warming, cyber threats, and a rapidly changing political climate. How do you leverage the inter-discipline of Business Resilience from a human resources perspective? From talent and acquisition, diversity and inclusion, recruiting, and much more, HR professionals are on the front line
In the United States there is a lot of controversy over gun laws from officer involved shootings, active shooters, or the gun violence that has plagued many communities. Whether you are for or against guns, your alignment in either direction is a risk for your organization and your reputation. What many people don’t realize, is
How often is your company attributing to the illegal goods and services running through the global supply chain? Imagine turning on the news and your company’s trucks and containers are filled with human beings who are being sold, which is essentially modern-day slavery. Imagine your company is in the headlines for fostering an environment of
Imagine one of your top performing employees being involved with something during their personal time, and within 24 hours your company is making headline news. The headlines come faster than we can keep up from the corner coffee shop to department stores, restaurants, and even in the world of entertainment, companies are spending more resources than ever responding to
