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… the magic of “E”

I was reminded of this Dilbert classic by the material I discussed in my previous post – Feeling lost? Try EGRC. I borrowed that line from a running gag in the original Muppet Movie – except they suggested you try Hari Krishna. Perhaps the adherents of this EGRC cult will start to chant and hang […]

… 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 […]

… around the web

I read a great post from Chris Brogan this week, about doing a sweep through all your open browser tabs. I don’t know about you but I am really guilty of  this – I have so many browser tabs open, just waiting for me to come back and read/digest the material, or even just to […]

… perception and communication of risk

Last week I was talking about the need for Sales and Marketing thinking to be applied to the risk/BC practice.  To do either of these thing effectively we need the appropriate message and presentation. Too often we focus only Crisis Communication, and there are plenty who provide advice in that space. To become more resilient we need […]

Why you should send your Risk and BC Managers on sales training

Risk and BC Managers are sales people. In fact they generally have stalls right next to one another in the “Antique Governance Bazaar”. They are attempting to sell themselves and their approaches every working day. Are you achieving your Risk/BC sales targets? Alex Fullick posted a great example of why we need sales skills on […]