We live in an increasingly mobile world. Think about it. How often are you at your desk when a crisis occurs? Where are your other team members? Do they work in different offices and do they also support your business continuity and incident management efforts? Disasters occur at all hours of the day and night. Everyone may not be able to get to a physical location in a timely manner – or get there at [...]
The Costa Concordia Sinking 100 Years After The Titanic – Have We Learned Anything!?!? A Classic Story in Crisis Management
The Costs Concordia (951 foot ship) as we all know now was doing a “sail by” cruise of the island of Giglio near the coast of Tuscany when it ran into a rock…one that by the way was on the navigational charts. Captain Francesco Schettino took the ship off of its pre-programed navigational computer system, to navigate by visual sight, in the dark. At 9:40pm it struck a rock when the ship was a mere [...]
We All Know This…Be Aware Of What You Read On The Internet…Yet People Are Constantly Duped…Check Out This Classic, The Front Fell Off
A friend recently sent me this email, wondering out loud if it was real and commenting on how funny it was….the email read: So what is it? Supposedly, the video shows a news interview in which Australian Senator Collins talks about a recent oil tanker mishap off the coast of Australia in which “the front fell off” the ship spilling 20,000 tons of crude oil into the ocean. Senator Collins comments are so ridiculous and [...]
Thai Floodwaters Are Gone…Supply Chain Issues Remain…Recovery is Months Away…Rainy Season Begins Again in Four Months
Disasters are so interesting…we hear about them during the urgent response phase and then they fade away from view. And many of us think the issues have been resolved. Actually, that is seldom the case. The floods in Thailand are a good example. The floodwaters receded weeks ago from the sprawling industrial zone, but the streets are littered with debris, phones don’t work and rusted machinery has been dumped outside warehouses. Production has ground to [...]
