I am pleased to announce our new paper 'Prospering in an era of uncertainty', which looks at the case for resilience – the capacity of a firm to survive and thrive in an era of uncertainty, and navigate through turbulence in the wider business environment. Produced in association with the...
Find five willing team members to support you, and compete in the Business Continuity Institute's BC24 game. Register your score to see where you come on the leadership board, or even spread the word with non BCM peers, to see what they score. The game's start has been aligned with...
A few years ago I was approached by a BBC journalist who wanted to speak to a professional ‘doom-monger’. I was a little put out, to be honest. But his programme turned out to be in praise of the unseen and unsung (often derided) people who prepare for disasters, even...
Two emails from international colleagues caught my eye this week. “As you may be aware, Australia is knee deep in snake-infested flood water just now. As a result we are currently attempting to pull together a coordinated series of communications for our clients around how to deal with this catastrophe....
It wasn’t quite a white Christmas for me but we came very close. Now that most of the snow in the UK has melted we can reflect on the real impact the cold snap had on business operations – in readiness perhaps for the next round. Was it really as...
It has been brought to my attention that many people in the media and indeed amongst the public have been anticipating a serious disruption to our business lives. I feel that it is important that we highlight this within the BCM community. The impacts are alarming: Over a two week...
This has been good news as far as my children are concerned - school was cancelled. Out with the sledges and mittens! And things could have been worse for the people trapped for eight days in a pub in Yorkshire! But it’s bad news for business, and for more vulnerable...
We intend to post new blogs every two weeks covering a range of topics and I hope prompting some postings from you offering insights into the world of BCM. Please feel free to comment and discuss the issues we raise or any other. As this is our first post, I...
