I recently ran a client assessment looking at the level of staff resilience within an organisation. I note this is a current theme with the publishing of a new framework by IBM: The Personal Side Of Business Continuity: Addressing Human Capital Management Issues During Crises“.
Anyway, back to my client assessment. I carried out an assessment [...]
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25 Aug, 2009
Posted by: Paul In: Agile Continuity| BCM| Strategies| Thoughts
Cargo Cults were created as tribal cultures were exposed to technologically advanced explorers. One of the last surviving examples is the John Frum Movement on Tanna island which is part of the Republic of Vanuatu. A characteristic feature of cargo cults is the belief that spirits will gift cargo and valuable products to cult [...]
I love the TED talks, or at the very least the idea of the TED talks. Some speakers can be rather more inspiring than others. I still have a number of talks to watch but felt moved to point out a recent talk by science writer Malcolm Gladwell.
Last year I sat with a Risk Manager of a large public body who had implemented a comprehensive business continuity programme. If we had run this manager’s programme through an assessment he would have no doubt had a high compliance score. However, he felt strongly that his organisation was no more resilient as a result [...]