… Embedding culture into BCM

This entry is part 9 of 9 in the series Culture and Resilience

This entry is part 9 of 9 in the series Culture and ResilienceWe 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 [...]

… when the ship hits the span

A long time ago, in a world before community resilience was understood, there was a city that grew and spread across two sides of a wide river. The city had grown from its roots on the western side, where all the commercial, cultural and health services where located, to the eastern side where many people [...]

… 2013, here ready or not!

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Time is like disasters and disruptions – the New Year rolls around whether you are ready or not. Welcome to 2013 readers – if there are any left! While the world did not end for everybody last year (which is an indictment on risk management going back to the an client Incan’s), it did for [...]

… 3 words for 2012

This entry is part 7 of 10 in the series Blog Objectives

This entry is part 7 of 10 in the series Blog ObjectivesFirst day of the working year here in Australia. Thought this would be a good day to outline the 3 words that I hope to use as a focus for my research and writing this year. Last year the key focus words were Craft, [...]

… Santa frustrated by Social Media

A large Australian retailer has been running a radio advertising program promoting Family Portraits with the following question; “Do you want to give Santa a lap dance?” Before people go running out to apply for Santa jobs, the reference to lap dances has been pulled from the ad. Here is a link to some press [...]