The blog has suffered a period of collapse over the past month. Energy has been released on other endeavours (such as my presentation for DRJ Spring World), and so there have been no new posts. When I publish again, like today – is this the “bounce back” or even the “bounce forward” that we too often [...]
… perception risk (where you stand determines what you see)
January 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
In the past week I have read two different reports on the major risks facing the international business community in 2012. The two reports are; World Economic Forum’s Global Risks 2012 Business Continuity Institute’s Horizon Scan 2012 The two reports reflect some different risks, and certainly convey very different scopes and perspectives. This should not [...]
… the week that was
January 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Another week has come and gone with no new material published here, so time for a quick review of what has grabbed my attention via the news-feeds, which these days includes Twitter and Facebook as well as RSS. There were some significant items in the newsfeed over the past 10 days, and four specific items [...]
… even breakfast has become complex.
January 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Our lives are becoming increasingly complex and recently the challenges of complexity even disrupted my favourite Canberra breakfast spot, Silo Bakery. Silo was found to have served salmonella infected food, and subsequently shutdown temporarily by local health authorities. The source of infection was traced to some free-range eggs they used in making their own mayonnaise. [...]
… Chatham House rules!
January 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The UK Chatham House ‘think tank’ has come to the realisation that “Just in Time” models put companies at risk – by reducing their resilience. Always good to see these groups wake up and smell the roses! However it will be interesting to see if commercial, short-term profits continue to be placed ahead of long-term [...]
… Anticipation and Adaptation
January 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Yesterday I wrote about the tension between Planning and Adaptive Capacity as a differentiator between traditional BCM and resilience. Today I am going to explore this aspect further, and start a series that will explore some other dimensions on which we could map resilience. My thinking here is informed by a range of material on [...]
… planning and preparedness are not the same thing
January 5, 2012 By 1 Comment
There is a discussion on the ‘BCM & Risk’ LinkedIn Group (sorry, but this is a members only forum – free to join), where the original question posed was; “Do you have a plan or are you being prepared? do you reckon these are two side of the coin or same but different words or [...]
… 3 words for 2012
January 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
… another year over, and a new one just begun
January 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
2011 brought us more evidence that we cannot predict all our risks. If you don’t believe me, check out the risk registers of News of the World/News Corp, Tokyo Electric Power Co or Pennsylvania State University and you should find the proof. Hopefully during 2012 we will start to appreciate the need for the ‘art’ [...]
… the circle of life
December 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A reflection on the personal aspects of life today, rather than the professional. This is a photo of me with my new grandson, Blake Edward Simpson, who was born today. Mum and Bub doing well, even Dad seems to recovering and Grandparents are coping well also. Will make for a richer Christmas this year! [...]
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