For many organizations, summer means vacations, reduced staffing levels, and a slower pace of business. While this quieter period offers an opportunity to step back and recharge, it also provides an ideal time to complete important tasks that are often postponed during busier months. From an organizational resilience perspective, periods of lower activity are the…
Summer is often associated with vacations, slower business activity, and partially occupied offices. For many organizations, this period is also perceived as quieter and less risky. Experience, however, demonstrates the opposite. Major Disruptions Don’t Take a Vacation Incidents do not take vacations. An IT outage, a supplier issue, a cybersecurity incident, or an emergency…
A Revolution Already Underway Artificial intelligence is probably one of the most important productivity drivers that SMEs and self-employed professionals have experienced in a long time. I use it myself every day as part of my work. Like many professionals, I see considerable time savings and an impressive ability to accelerate certain tasks, improve the…
Summer vacations have a way of putting an organization’s resilience to the test. If the absence of just a few people is enough to slow down operations, it’s not a vacation problem, it’s a sign that your organization depends on critical knowledge held by a handful of individuals. Psst! In our next blog post, we’ll…
October 14–15, 2026, we will be attending the Association de sécurité civile du Québec (ASCQ) Conference in Drummondville, a flagship event that brings together leaders, decision-makers, and emergency management professionals for two days of knowledge sharing, networking, and discussion. We are proud to participate as a Silver Sponsor and support this important event for the…
We are proud to be a Bronze Sponsor of the joint Continuity and Resilience Today et Disaster and Emergency Management Conference events taking place in Toronto on October 28 and 29! 📣 These two conference days, designed for business continuity and emergency management professionals, will provide a unique opportunity to exchange best practices and explore…
“The exercise went very well.” I often hear this statement at the end of a business continuity, crisis management, or emergency management exercise. Participants were engaged. Discussions were productive. Decisions were made quickly. The overall atmosphere was positive. « Great news ». But does that mean the organization is truly prepared to deal with a major disruption,…
For nearly 30 years, Benoit Racette have been working in the fields of business continuity, crisis management, and organizational resilience. Over the years, I have had the opportunity to support organizations of all sizes in environments that were as varied as they were complex. We are pleased to give him the opportunity to share insights…
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