Perhaps Tony Hayward (soon-to-be-former Group CEO at BP) had a valid point when he lamented the loss of his private life. Anybody who has been involved in a real crisis management role knows that it tends to absorb a lot of your time – most crises don’t stop for evenings and weekends. My current BAU […]
… application of BC skills to BAU
Since returning from WCDM last month I have began a new engagement with my largest client. This role involves the application of Incident Management and Control Room discipline to the delivery of a major new IT/IS change program. The program is in the final stage of a 4 year delivery cycle, and rapid response to […]
… volcanic ash risk
Uncertainty rules! I guess everybody has heard about the volcano in Iceland and how it has led to the grounding of most air traffic in Western Europe. I read something today asserting that airlines should have plans in place for this kind of thing. What rubbish! Incidents like this cannot be predicted – and as a […]
… heroic serendipity
Things have been a little slow on the writing front since my last post about Tim Armit’s essay. I was a little disappointed that Tim’s original post generated so little discussion. I am the only person who commented at Continuity Central. I also posted about this on a LinkedIn Group (BCM Info Exchange), which generated 3 […]
… resilience requires agile leadership
I came across this article amongst all the stuff in my Google Reader – Agility – The Skill You Want to Develop in 2010. I have not read a lot that caught my attention from this blog in the past. But there are a couple of things from this article I think are relevant. The Centre […]