Preparing for the Unexpected

The billion dollar self-improvement industry always puts the responsibility for change on your shoulders. Bu this approach rarely delivers lasting results in our health, well-being and resilience. We talk with renown resilience expert, Professor Michael Ungar. Michael will talk to us about resources that can make us resilience and by extension, help our organizations and communities become resilie...

A resilient organizational is something all companies should work towards. We talk to Ed Matley from PWC, who will talk to us about 'Investing in a Framework for Organizational Resilience' a topic he presented at the May 2019 Continuity & Resilience Today conference in Toronto. Ed will talk to us about such topics as: the visible outcomes and benefits for resilience, why Organizational Resilience...

The current Coronavirus has many organizations and individuals concerned with what to do and how to respond to the situation. We talk with renown industry expert Regina Phelps to hear what organizations can do to protect their operations and how individuals can protect themselves from the virus. Regina will also dispel some untruths circulating on the internet with regards to masks and the potenti...

Resilience. This is something all organizations strive towards but not everyone understands. We talk with resiliency industry expert, Caitlin Durkovich. Caitlin will talk to us about what drives resiliency programs and what questions to ask to determine if you really are working towards a resilient culture or if you're not quite where you think you are. She will also talk to us about things that m...

Say the wrong word or forget to say anything during a time of a crisis can destroy your reputation and that of your organization. It can take many years to get that reputation back on track and that cost of not managing a crisis effectively can have a great impact on your customers, your organization's finances and even your career. We speak with global crisis leadership expert and author of The A...

In today's world, crisis management must do more than help respond to a crisis effectively. Taking an integrated approach by connecting the dots between risk management, crisis management, communications and business continuity will help and organization build a robust contingency framework. We speak with CS&A International Managing Principal Caroline Sapriel who is a global expert on how to manag...

This week we talk with BCM industry expert, pioneer and industry leader, Ann Pickren. Ann will talk to us about her time in the BCM/Resilience industry. Along the way she provides some great stories and advice for BCM/Resilience professionals of all levels. We'll touch on such things as Risk Management, Cyber Threats and Security, Lesson Learned, obtaining an Advisory seat at the Executive Table a...

Catastrophic events are very unusual but also very disruptive. The Canadian Province of British Columbia (BC) has a high certainty that a major event will affect its ability to continue delivery government services to its citizens. This week we'll talk to the Executive Director of the Ministry of Citizens' Services for the BC Government, Ivan Rincon. Ivan will talk to us about the vision developed...

We continue our talk with Prof. David Lindstedt, who along with co-author Mark Armour, created the Adaptive Business Continuity movement, which is taking the BCM/DR industry by storm - and getting people talking. We'll learn the latest happenings in the Adaptive BC movement and even discover about the new Adaptive BC certification. David will also talk to us about how and where Adaptive BC fits in...

Today's most threatening scenario is a cyber-attack. It comes without prior warning, can lay dormant for weeks, may defy detection for months and may have the greatest impact upon organizations. As in most new threats, the response has been a focused resource oriented approach. But entities now see that a non-integrated approach just dilates the effectiveness of the response. In order to be most e...

Resilience is something all communities, organizations and individuals strive for. We speak with international resiliency expert, researcher and author Professor Yossi Sheffi about his book 'The Power of Resilience: How the Best Companies Manage the Unexpected'. We'll talk about what resilience really means and what it isn't and understanding how redundancy and flexibility come into play. Prof She...

Mastering Business Continuity Management (BCM) can be a very tough goal since professionals are not just dealing with a couple of departments within an organization, they are working with the entire organization, including its 34rd party external partners and their local communities. We talk to globallay recognized Business Continuity expert, speaker, trainer, consultant and author, Dr. Michael D...

Social Media has the power to influence are personal and professional lives and not always in a manner in which we expect. It can be full of misinformation that can cause allot of harm and recognizing the good from the bad can be extremely difficult for organizations. This week, we welcome back Lt. Glen Mills from the Burlington, Massachusetts Police Department who is a specialist in monitoring so...

As the effects of climate change are increasing in frequency and severe weather events become more pronounced and visible, there is greater need for communities and organizations to tackle the issue head-on. They need explore strategies for mitigating the related risks and for strengthening adaptive capacity to handle escalating impacts. We speak with Gillian Coyles, who is a Senior Planner of Ent...

Another great DRJ conference in Phoenix, Arizona this year (Sep 29 - Oct 2/19). This show highlights some of the sessions, workshops and talks and my own experiences from the conference. Be sure to check out the live events broadcast page to hear the chats we had with conference vendors and speakers.

In recent year, typhoons have struck the Philippines and Vanuatu,; earthquakes have rocked Haiti, Pakistan, and Nepal; floods have swept through Pakistan and M9izambique; droughts have hit Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia; and more. All led to loss of life and loss of livelihoods, and recovery will take years. One of the likely effects o climate change is to increases the likelihood of the type extrem...

Host Alex Fullick of Preparing for the Unexpected as he broadcasts live from DJR 2019. listen in for all Innovations in Managing Risk and Resiliency live from JW MArriot Desert Ridge in Phoenix, Arizona.

Host Alex Fullick of Preparing for the Unexpected as he broadcasts live from DJR 2019. listen in for all Innovations in Managing Risk and Resiliency live from JW MArriot Desert Ridge in Phoenix, Arizona.

Host Alex Fullick of Preparing for the Unexpected as he broadcasts live from DJR 2019. listen in for all Innovations in Managing Risk and Resiliency live from JW MArriot Desert Ridge in Phoenix, Arizona.

Host Alex Fullick of Preparing for the Unexpected as he broadcasts live from DJR 2019. listen in for all Innovations in Managing Risk and Resiliency live from JW MArriot Desert Ridge in Phoenix, Arizona.

Host Alex Fullick of Preparing for the Unexpected as he broadcasts live from DJR 2019. listen in for all Innovations in Managing Risk and Resiliency live from JW MArriot Desert Ridge in Phoenix, Arizona.

As part of a well-functioning BCM/DR program, we should be learning from our mistakes and ensuring we can adapt and learn from the events of the past. History has allot to teach us if we just pay attention. Returning once again, we speak with business expert and author John Vespasian who will talk to use about his latest book Undisrupted: How Highly Effective People Deal with Disruption. We'll hea...

In today's show, we will highlight the individual, organizational, and community lessons learned from the many disaster events the Canadian Province of Alberta has experienced over the past several years. We'll talk with Alberta Health Services (AHS) Business Continuity Officer, Ken Hoffer. We'll learn about the changing way in which AHS addresses their response processes by developing what's call...

It's tough to lead in today's business world, let alone lead when there is a crisis. We'll talk with licensed clinical psychologist, researcher and author, Dr. Arthur P. Ciaramicoli who will talk to us about his latest book 'The Soulful Leader'. We'll chat about how his AIE (Authenticity, Integrity and Empathy) approach can help build strong organizations, strong communities and strong resilience...

Despite our best efforts, sometimes our BCM/DR programs and projects fall off the rails and we have trouble getting them back on track. We speak with the author of 'Managing Projects in Trouble - Achieving Turnaround and Success' Ralph L. Kliem, PMP. Ralph will help us recognize when our BCM/DR projects and programs are out of control and provide us ideas and practices we can use to get them refoc...