This is a photo of Karl Marx’ grave in Highgate Cemetery, London. I didn’t have a digital camera the day I was there, so this is somebody else’s photo. Everybody has heard the quote carved at the top of the monument – but the one at the bottom is often less well-known. The philosophers have […]
… addicted to thinking
Every so often I find something that sparks me out of the intellectual wasteland that so much of the debate around risk, BC and resilience seems to have become. One example is the book I recently finished reading – Addicted to Performance by John Bircham and Heather Connolly. I would recommend this to those interested in […]
… getting traction on embedding culture into BCM
It was very pleasing to see my Continuity Insights article ‘Embedding culture into BCM” being referenced by others. I used some of the thoughts in that paper in my session at the Australasia BC Summit earlier this month but even better when others pick up and reference the material. The folks at Mission Mode used my […]
… Embedding culture into BCM
We need to embed recognition of culture into our practices and use that knowledge to improve the appeal and relevance of BCM to our businesses. If you cannot understand why others do not share your passion to establish and maintain a viable continuity capability, you need to read this paper. Written by yours truly, and […]
… ‘poor practice risk’ scan
Horizon scanning is about widening our perspectives – so why do we generally limit our scanning to risks and threats? We should also scan for novel and emerging practices that can complement, or even replace, our current Good and Best Practices. Consider this story, a new CEO is appointed to a large multi-national company that […]