Jul 04, 2024
Obtaining and maintaining executive support for you Resilience or Business Continuity Management (BCM)program can be tricky; something many people struggle with. In fact, it's one of the key challenges faced in the industry. I'm joined by John Luizzi, a long time BCM and resilience, Crisis Mgmt., Emergency Mgmt., and industry leader, to talk about what we can do to obtain executive support, especially if that support seems to be a challenge. During our chat we touch on: 1. Why executive support is important, 2. The problem of antiquated program delivery, 3. Measurement and metrics, 4. Situational awareness, 5. 'Build the village, 6. Looking for opportunities, 7. Actually learning from lessons learned, 8. How COVID impacted BCM/Resilience (and the people in the roles), 9. Making executives a part of your program, 10. Dealing with assumptions, 11. Sitting on the other side of the table...and much more. John gives some great insights on how to deal with executives to obtain and maintain their support for your resilience, BCM, Crisis Mgmt., and Emergency Mgmt. programs. There's allot of great advice you don't want to miss. Enjoy!
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.