Want A Resilient Future? Take A Moment To Learn From The Past
I don’t know about you, but I love digging into case studies and histories of past disasters. There are so many things we can learn from the past – we just need to pay [...]
The Center for Global Enterprise 2026
Our mission at the Center for Global Enterprise (CGE) is to advance and make globally accessible contemporary management learning. Toward that goal, we have sought to offer innovative applied learning models to business leaders [...]
How to Prepare for Cyberattacks on Connected Industrial Equipment
Many industrial systems communicate across internal networks and cloud platforms, which expands the factory's attack surface. Connected industrial equipment, like CNC machines, laser cutters and robotics, introduce new digital entry points that cybercriminals are [...]
Crisis Stress #4: Impact of Acute Stress on Memory and Cognitive Function
Acute stress, like that experienced during a crisis, significantly affects memory and other cognitive functions, influencing a crisis manager's ability to perform effectively. Stress and Cognition Stress arises from perceived environmental demands exceeding one's [...]
Business Continuity Theatre #1: The Real Work Sits Where the Authority Doesn’t — and What We Can Do About It
Sometimes Business Continuity goes off track before it even starts. By the time most organizations realize their program isn’t fit for purpose, the damage has already been done. Not in a crisis. Much earlier. [...]
Business Continuity Theatre Intro: Why Our Standards Are Stronger Than Our Practice
There is no shortage of guidance on how to “do” Business Continuity well. Between ISO 22301 and the BCI Good Practice Guidelines, we have mature, globally recognized frameworks that clearly describe leadership accountability, strategic [...]
Fear of Fail-over: What Really Holds IT Teams Back in ITDR?
When a major incident hits a critical application, a flow of processes are triggered, from Incident and Crisis Management through to the dusting off of the IT Disaster Recovery (ITDR) fail-over procedures. Modern ITDR [...]
Why Emergency Management Decisions Break Down Under Pressure
Emergency management doesn’t fail because people don’t care, don’t train, or don’t know the plans. It fails because the systems we rely on to support decision-making degrade faster than we admit once pressure arrives. [...]