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Fire and Rain: Adapting to an Era of Global Instability 

MHA Consulting

In the past several months I’ve traveled to the U.K., For business continuity professionals, my advice would be, get ahold of your colleagues in enterprise risk and ask them how they assess the company’s geopolitical risks and what mitigations are in place. They don’t even seem aware of it.

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What Can We Learn From The Recent Outbreak of Fighting in Sudan

Plan B Consulting

I always say it is important for business continuity professionals to horizon-scan and follow the news, so that in events such as the outbreak of fighting, we can quickly assess whether there will be any impact on our organisation. Secondly, check if any of your staff may be in the country or transiting through it.

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Supply Chain Risk in Action

KingsBridge BCP

After the Suez Canal blockage in March (read more here ), I think Business Continuity professionals everywhere had their eyes opened. These two locks allow cargo traffic totaling 86 million tons annually to travel the Saint Lawrence Seaway, with about 7000 ships passing through.

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Leading by (Bad) Example: Companies in the News Show What Not to Do 

MHA Consulting

Related on MHA Consulting: The Art of Explaining: MHA’s Best Crisis Communications Resources We business continuity professionals spend a lot of time telling our colleagues and clients about the negative impacts an organization can experience if it gives short shrift to the need to become resilient and plan for outages.

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Harvey and Irma – What can we learn?

Plan B Consulting

In the midst of hurricane season, Charlie advises business continuity professionals what they can learn from past hurricanes, in preparation for any future incidents. Oscar Wilde once said, “To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.”

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Harvey and Irma – What can we learn?

Plan B Consulting

In the midst of hurricane season, Charlie advises business continuity professionals what they can learn from past hurricanes, in preparation for any future incidents. Oscar Wilde once said, “To lose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.”

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Business Continuity Capability – What is it and do I need it?

Plan B Consulting

In terms of responses, many business continuity plans contain several responses, they could typically be in response to: Loss of a building Loss of IT Loss of people Loss of a key supplier The organisation may have some additional plans which are dependent on their threats, geography, or type of services they provide.