Just recently I commented on Alex Fullick’s learnings from the Japanese earthquake. One of my points related to the inter-dependence of the modern world. Today we must think in terms of global Supply Chains, and when disrupted we need to be adaptive, responsive and have a culture that promotes these attributes. Recently the New York […]
… ritual and resilience
Here in Australia we have just finished a 5 day weekend. This year the Easter Weekend (normally 4 days) occured at the same time as the ANZAC Day public holiday. For the benefit of international readers ANZAC Day is a national day of rememberance for those who fought and died in war. It commemorates the […]
… 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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