Countless hours and thousands of words have been spent extolling the need to get Senior Management buy-in for Business Continuity – an admirable effort.  Yet so little has been written about capturing the attention of BCM’s largest audience – line managers.  We shouldn’t assume that the threat of punishment (the ‘stick’) will suffice to gain […]

For decades, businesses have used ‘outsourcing’ (obtaining goods or services through a 3rd party, rather than from an internal source) as a mean of reducing expenses, eliminating overhead and reducing risks. As a Business Continuity professional, I’ve always been leery of the risk reduction angle.  While outsourcing may shift the burden of risk onto the […]