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Episode 142: Design Training Programs That Set You Up to Win As a vendor in business resilience, Asfalis Advisors often gets called in to do a one-and-done training with companies, but we know there is a lot more that goes into proper training than covering the basics one time. In this episode, we’re sharing how you can design a training program fo…

Episode 141: Four Strategies to Get Buy-In While You’re Building Crisis Management Programs If you’re in the process of building a crisis management program, or if you’ve ever struggled to get your organization to adopt or train for your program, this episode is for you. Vanessa shares the four strategies you need to get buy-in for your crisis mana…

Episode 140: How Leadership Affects Your Policies, Processes, Playbooks, and Practices We all know how important it is to document your systems, but what about leadership’s role in making sure these systems are followed? In this episode, we’re covering the differences between policies, processes, playbooks, and practices, and how your leadership ca…

Episode 139: How to Attract Top Talent and Build a High Performing Team No matter which industry you’re in, chances are your organization is struggling to recruit and retain top talent. If you’re frustrated with constantly hiring folks who aren’t a good fit, or with losing great team members, this episode has the tactical strategies you need to bui…

Episode 138: Unpacking the Recent Tech Layoffs: What Companies and Candidates Can Learn From Them It seems every day there’s a new company in the news announcing mass layoffs, especially in the tech industry. In this episode, Karen Weeks, the chief people officer at Ordergroove and host of the Shine at Work Podcast, is sharing more than 20 years of…

Episode 137: The Effect of Artificial Intelligence on Supply Chains and Cybersecurity Take our LinkedIn poll to let us know how you’re using AI in your organization! Artificial intelligence and ChatGPT (short for Generative Pre-Training Transformer) are dominating the conversation in every industry from marketing to fine arts to business continuity…

Episode 136: Business Continuity Risks to Watch in 2023 You might have business continuity plans drawn up for the usual, everyday business risks, but every year there are specific threats we need to consider based on political climates, the economy, and global conflicts. In this episode, we’re sharing the top risks you need to consider in 2023. Som…

Chief information officers (CIOs) are facing a lot of challenges these days: there are not enough people going into the field, resources are scarce, and security concerns continue to grow. At the same time, businesses want to move forward in the IT realm. How do these two needs resolve themselves and where is the future of IT going? Vanessa talks w…

This episode is brought to you by Fusion Risk Management, Building a More Resilient World Together. Request a demo at https://bit.ly/FusionDECODED today! “Truth = Business” contracts are often not equitable for women and minority owned businesses. When they subcontract with a larger contractor, they often encounter predatory behaviors such as late …

Episode 133: How a Rail Strike Would Derail Supply ChainsWhile the government has narrowly avoided a rail strike for now, it still looms as a possibility in the future. As we saw last year with the Suez Canal sideways ship block, a supply chain disruption can have a ripple effect across different industries that can linger for quite some time. As c…

Episode 132: Using Podcasts To Reach Your Business Goals This episode is brought to you by Fusion Risk Management, Building a More Resilient World Together. Request a demo at https://bit.ly/FusionDECODED today!If you haven’t thought about using podcasts to help reach your business goals in 2023, you might be missing the boat. Whether you are using …

How the Presence of Women in Business Continuity Is Changing by Disaster Recovery Journal & Asfalis Advisors由Disaster Recovery Journal & Asfalis Advisors

Episode 130: Building Financial Resilience to Secure Your Family’s FutureAs BCP professionals, we spend a lot of time discussing financial resilience from a corporate or business perspective, but we don’t have conversations about personal finance nearly enough. Personal financial resilience is crucial for preventing and bouncing back from personal …

Episode 129: How to Build a Business Continuity Management Program That LastsThis episode is brought to you by Fusion Risk Management, Building a More Resilient World Together. Request a demo at https://bit.ly/FusionDECODED today!With a recession looming, climate change, and political strife ever present, more and more organizations are looking to …

Is Your Inclusive Messaging Backed Up By Inclusive Practices? by Disaster Recovery Journal & Asfalis Advisors由Disaster Recovery Journal & Asfalis Advisors

Episode 127: Strategic Communication Methods for DE & IThis episode is brought to you by Fusion Risk Management, Building a More Resilient World Together. Request a demo at https://bit.ly/FusionDECODED today! Business continuity professionals need to focus on strategic communication and how corporations take responsibility for their actions. In thi…

Episode 126: Developing Strong Teams Remotely and In-Person As we move out of the pandemic and into 2023, we need to invest in developing strong teams. Teams cannot be put on a shelf and called upon when needed, teams evolve and we have to be intentional about how we nurture them. Energy, engagement, and exploration are three different dimensions o…

Episode 125: 5 Metrics & KPIs You Should Be Tracking for Business ResilienceThis episode is brought to you by Fusion Risk Management, Building a More Resilient World Together. Request a demo at https://bit.ly/FusionDECODED today! Every organization should have a dashboard that measures their preparedness, but how exactly does one measure preparedne…

Episode 124: A Business Continuity Framework You Can Use in Your Personal LifeThis episode is brought to you by Fusion Risk Management, Building a More Resilient World Together. Request a demo at https://bit.ly/FusionDECODED today!As business continuity professionals, we prepare for possible disasters that may strike the business world. That being …

Episode 123: DRJ Fall 2022 Conference RecapThis episode is brought to you by Fusion Risk Management, Building a More Resilient World Together. Request a demo at https://bit.ly/FusionDECODED today!While the DRJ Fall 2022 conference is now over, it proved to be a lively mix of businesses, vendors, and professionals coming together to discuss all thin…

5 Things Business Continuity Professionals Should Focus On Next by Disaster Recovery Journal & Asfalis Advisors由Disaster Recovery Journal & Asfalis Advisors

Episode 121: Are You Prepared for an Active Shooter?This episode is brought to you by Fusion Risk Management, Building a More Resilient World Together. Request a demo at https://bit.ly/FusionDECODED today!Active shooter scenarios are an increasingly prominent threat to public safety, especially in schools and in the workplace. In 2022 alone, we’ve …

Episode 120: What We Tend to Forget About Crisis Communication | DRJ Spring 2022 PanelAt DRJ’s Spring 2022 conference in Orlando, Vanessa spoke on a panel about Crisis Communications with Ashley Goosman, Prashant Darisi, and Peter Steinfeld. In the clip from today’s episode, you’re about to hear our discussion on mistakes we’ve seen in terms of cri…

Episode 119: Business Continuity in a Recession – What You Need to KnowThis episode is brought to you by Fusion Risk Management, Building a More Resilient World Together. Request a demo at https://bit.ly/FusionDECODED today!There’s a lot of buzz going on about a looming recession, and we’ve already seen mass layoffs affecting many industries this y…

Strategic Communication Methods for DEI by Disaster Recovery Journal & Asfalis Advisors由Disaster Recovery Journal & Asfalis Advisors

Episode 117: Lessons Learned From Dynamic Risks Like Supply Chain Issues, Natural Disasters, and Civil UnrestAt our DRJ Spring 2022 conference in Orlando, Brian Zawada, the chief operating officer for Castellan Solutions, and Matt Bradley, VP of global security solutions for Onsolve, presented on “Achieving Operational Resilience in 2022: Lessons L…

Episode 026: Disruptive Innovation and Design ThinkingToday’s episode is a rebroadcast of our most popular episode, "Disruptive Innovation and Design Thinking" with David Phillips of Faster Glass.Contact David Phillips at:https://www.fasterglass.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/phillipsjdavid/https://twitter.com/FasterGlassSign up for our Four Corner…

The Russia-Ukraine Conflict and Its Effect on Energy Industry by Disaster Recovery Journal & Asfalis Advisors由Disaster Recovery Journal & Asfalis Advisors

Creating a Resilient Future for Charlotte with Mayor Vi Lyles Pt. 2 by Disaster Recovery Journal & Asfalis Advisors由Disaster Recovery Journal & Asfalis Advisors

Episode 114: Creating a Resilient Future for Charlotte with Mayor Vi Lyles Pt. 1In this two-part series, Vanessa sits down with Mayor Vi Lyles to discuss how she is creating a resilient future for Charlotte, NC. Part I focuses heavily on the citizens that make up the community, and why it’s so important to invest in them through community engagemen…

Leadership Skills You Need for Crisis Management and How to Build Them by Disaster Recovery Journal & Asfalis Advisors由Disaster Recovery Journal & Asfalis Advisors

Case Study: Lessons Learned from Conducting a Cybersecurity Audit by Disaster Recovery Journal & Asfalis Advisors由Disaster Recovery Journal & Asfalis Advisors

Episode 111: When Is It Time to Hire a Crisis Management Professional? This episode is brought to you by Fusion Risk Management, Building a More Resilient World Together. Request a demo at https://bit.ly/FusionDECODED today! In this episode, Vanessa shares 13 different reasons to know when it's time to bring in an external crisis management firm to…

Protective Measures for Tornadoes and Best Practices by Disaster Recovery Journal & Asfalis Advisors由Disaster Recovery Journal & Asfalis Advisors

Episode 109: Why We Need Transparency Around Root Cause AnalysisThis episode is brought to you by Fusion Risk Management, Building a More Resilient World Together. Request a demo at https://bit.ly/FusionDECODED today! What is root cause analysis and how can it benefit your business? In this episode, Vanessa talks about the top three questions she g…

Episode 108: Sustainability Is the Missing Key to Risk Management Sustainability is a huge buzzword in the context of the environment and business practices. But what is sustainability, and why does it matter? In this episode, Keith Alyea, global head of business resiliency at Wells Fargo, explains the relationship between resiliency, sustainabilit…

Episode 107: We Need to Talk About the Silos in Business ResilienceThis episode is brought to you by Fusion Risk Management, Building a More Resilient World Together. Request a demo at https://bit.ly/FusionDECODED today! There are a lot of industries and specialties that fall under business resilience, including – but not limited to – risk manageme…

Preparing for Weapons of Mass Destruction by Disaster Recovery Journal & Asfalis Advisors由Disaster Recovery Journal & Asfalis Advisors

6 Ways To Leverage LinkedIn And Why It’s Important by Disaster Recovery Journal & Asfalis Advisors由Disaster Recovery Journal & Asfalis Advisors

Episode 104: What a Remote and Hybrid Workforce Means for Cloud Security with Justin AugatRemote and hybrid (a combination of remote work days and in-person days) has become the “new normal” work environment since the COVID-19 pandemic started in 2020. With more and more of the workforce preferring a remote work environment, companies not only had …

Episode 103: The Future of HBCUs and Their Emergency Management ProgramsThis episode is brought to you by Fusion Risk Management, Building a More Resilient World Together. Request a demo at https://bit.ly/FusionDECODED today! Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) faced a series of bomb threats in February this year. Though no physica…

What Happens When Data Loss Happens to You? by Disaster Recovery Journal & Asfalis Advisors由Disaster Recovery Journal & Asfalis Advisors

Episode 101: How to Make Your Supply Chain ResilientThis episode is brought to you by Fusion Risk Management, Building a More Resilient World Together. Request a demo at https://bit.ly/FusionDECODED today! All eyes are on supply chains right now. From the shortages we’ve seen resulting from the pandemic, to the Suez Canal Obstruction in 2021, we’ve…

Episode 100: Celebrating Our 100th Episode + The Top 5 Business Resilience DECODED EpisodesToday marks a huge milestone for our show: this is our 100th episode! Today, we are sharing the top five most downloaded episodes ever of the podcast. The dynamic speakers in these episodes gave amazing value to our listeners, and we’re sharing just one of ma…

Episode 99: How Small Issues Can Lead to Big Consequences with Kevin KupietzThis episode is brought to you by Fusion Risk Management, Building a More Resilient World Together. Request a demo at https://bit.ly/FusionDECODED today! As emergency managers and leaders in the business resilience industry, we have seen a lot of incidents where seemingly s…

Episode 98: Why Relationships Are Crucial for Business Continuity with Mark ArmourHave you ever been in an emergency management situation where you had to contact a vendor or key player in your plan that you’ve never spoken to before? In this episode, Mark Armour, a key business continuity leader and industry disruptor, is sharing why relationships…

Effective Communication Skills to Increase Your Influence & Persuasion by Disaster Recovery Journal & Asfalis Advisors由Disaster Recovery Journal & Asfalis Advisors

Episode 96: How Ignoring Data Backups Puts Your Processes, Products, and People at Risk with Brian KuhnCybersecurity and data protection have been an especially important topic since so many of our workforces went remote in 2020. While larger companies quickly adapted, many small and medium businesses have not prioritized cloud safety and data back…

Episode 95: Building Personal Resilience Through Gratitude and Meditation with Lori SaitzEmergency management and business resilience professionals are often in high-stress situations and can be among the key decision makers in a crisis. While we focus so much on the resilience of our organizations, we might forget to pay attention to our personal …

Episode 94: The Risk of Exclusion – How Avoiding Diversity Puts Organizations at Risk with Raven SolomonThis episode is brought to you by Fusion Risk Management, Building a More Resilient World Together. Request a demo at https://bit.ly/FusionDECODED today! Raven Solomon is back to dive deeper into the topic of generational diversity, and how Gen Z…