Disruptions, crises, and unexpected challenges are inevitable in business. While we may not be able to prevent a crisis, we can control whether it escalates into a full-blown disaster.
The difference between a “disruption” and a “disaster” is more than just semantics. A disruption is a minor hiccup, but without strategic anticipation and planning, it can become catastrophic. The problem with many organizations is that they invest in impressive disaster management plans but fail to implement them effectively.
By making a few key mindset shifts, we can reverse a disaster and even turn it into a strategic advantage.
Why should we view disasters differently? How can we use them to improve our operations?
In this episode, I’m joined by Patrick Hardy, a speaker, trainer, author, and disaster reversal expert. We discuss how to plan for disasters and run a resilient business, regardless of economic conditions.
Three Things You’ll Learn In This Episode
-Ready, react, respond, recover and reverse
Disruptions are inevitable. Is part of changing the culture of disaster management convincing people to anticipate it?
-Reactivity vs. resilience
How do we run organizations that can bounce back and improve after a crisis instead of organizations that crumble easily?
-The danger of a single point of failure
A disaster isn’t actually about what’s happening or the size of the disruption. It’s a matter of dependency. What makes organizations more disaster prone?
Guest Bio
Patrick Hardy is a high-octane keynote speaker, leading disaster preparedness expert, author and storyteller who helps audiences transform disaster and disruption into opportunities that develop resilience, leadership, and growth. Patrick Hardy’s simple, proven 3-part methodology has helped individuals, companies of all sizes, and governments local, national, and global shift a top-down, reactive approach to a bottom-up, proactive approach that marshals the entire workforce into a cohesive crisis response team – effectively eliminating a disaster before it even happens. Patrick helps individuals and organizations prevent disruptions from ever becoming a disaster. Drawing on his world-class expertise in disaster preparedness & response, he distills memorable lessons audiences can use to break the Crisis Creation Chain and transform every disruption into an opportunity for learning. For more information, head to https://disasterpatrick.com/ and subscribe to his YouTube channel.
