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Business Continuity Readiness Should Be Continuous

Richard Martin October 1, 2017 1 Comment

The recent spate of natural disasters (hurricanes, earthquakes) have shown once again the need for readiness and resiliency for operational and business continuity.

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Asylum Seekers: Is It a Crisis Yet?

Richard Martin August 13, 2017 No Comments

Back in March I put out a Strategic Readiness Bulletin titled “Is Canada Facing an Incipient Refugee Crisis?” The situation has evolved to the point where the Canadian Forces have been tasked to set up a temporary reception centre near the Quebec-US border.

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Leading During a Crisis

Richard Martin May 7, 2017 No Comments

The current flooding in southern and western Quebec, as well as eastern Ontario and NB is bringing out once again the critical importance of CRISIS LEADERSHIP. That’s right, not just crisis management and crisis communications, but crisis leadership.

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Readiness = Vigilance + Preparedness + Robustness

Richard Martin April 23, 2017 No Comments

Research shows that most crises have internal causes (see the United Airlines incident, and now the one that has just occurred on an American Airlines flight); they are therefore predictable and can be prevented and mitigated through proper vigilance, preparation, and robustness.

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Readiness Phases and Readiness States

Richard Martin March 26, 2017 No Comments

This week I want to elaborate more on the concept of Readiness Phases and Readiness States, as these provide the essential framework for forecasting, activation, and response of emergency and business continuity services (of both public and private sectors), as well as contingency plans, and other measures.

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The Great Winter Storm of March 2017 – An Example of Poor Readiness

Richard Martin March 19, 2017 No Comments

Well, we’ve just had our latest winter storm of the decade (or what it century?) in Eastern Canada. Among other events, Montreal’s roads were a scene of chaos and waiting, and waiting, and waiting….

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Don’t Just Stand There Like a Deer in the Headlights!

Richard Martin February 25, 2017 No Comments

What risks (or opportunities) are staring you right in the face? Are you doing anything about them, or are you just hoping that they will go away (in the case of risks and threats) or that they will miraculously come to pass (in the case of opportunities)?

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All Weather Leadership (for when the going gets tough)

Richard Martin December 5, 2016 No Comments

I’ve developed the Leadership Action Framework to improve the understanding of the leadership environment and the roles of leaders before, during and after an event or crisis.

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STAND TO! Time for a change…

Richard Martin September 12, 2016 No Comments

Business readiness is the capacity to exploit change by maximizing opportunities and minimizing risks and threats in order to grow and thrive.

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Words Like Bullets

Richard Martin December 6, 2015 No Comments

We seem to live in an era when words are more like bullets—a way to injure and defeat others, to get one’s own way—than a way to communicate in a genuine manner, seeking understanding, insight, and mutual respect.

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