A couple of meaningful anniversaries deserve to be remembered, and learned from, this week. 19 April, 1995 – the bombing of the Oklahoma (USA) Federal Building 20 April, 2010 – the explosion and subsequent oil spill on the Deepwater Horizon I expect most of the coverage will focus on the first anniversary of the start […]
… milestone that almost slipped by (150 posts)
The 150th post clocked over yesterday, and almost passed unnoticed! Perhaps it is a sign of becoming more comfortable with this whole writing/blogging – or that it has become the norm – when you are no longer closely watching the post count for the next milestone. The second 50 posts took a long time (almost […]
… safe as banks?
Last week one of the 4 major banks in Australia had a second disruption to its systems in 6 months. As a result people all over the country missed getting their pay on time – and missed payment deadlines to a range of other suppliers. Here is a clear indication of the inter-dependence that needs […]
… arrogance, complacency and (lack of) resilience
This year marks the 99th Anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic. The ship sank 99 years ago today, April 15th. Everybody has heard the story of the Titanic – but do you know about the ‘Titanic Effect’ and how it could wreck your risk/BC programs? This ‘Titanic Effect’ arises when the belief in […]
… culture and Craft
At various times I have had the pleasure of working with different ‘first responder’ organisations. All really great at what they do. I got to run exercises for when their own operations were disrupted, not when they got to respond to other people’s problems. They were not always that great when cast in the role […]
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