Issue Archive: March/April 2007
Cover Story
Buffy Rojas
When Allianz, one of the world's largest insurance companies, decided to get into the asset management business, it acquired asset management companies all over the world and united them under the Allianz Global Investors (AGI) umbrella. It was, and still is, Frank Garafolo’s job to bring together their business continuity plans in an organized and efficient manner.
Features
John Lindeman
Today, business-level issues including risk management, compliance, and security — and the need for business preparedness in the context of a constantly evolving threat environment — are elevating the importance of disaster recovery/business continuity (DR/BC) as a business, and not just IT, priority.
Continuity Insights Staff
Results of the 2007 Continuity Insights/KPMG Business Continuity Management Benchmarking Study are in. And while the data doesn’t reveal giant leaps forward, it does show enterprises taking baby steps toward the finish line — robust business continuity programs that address strategic interdependencies with other stakeholders.
Brian Zawada
Starting in the July/August issue of Continuity Insights magazine, Editorial Advisory Board member Brian Zawada will be hosting a column titled “Great Ideas”. The column will spotlight key issues facing our industry, and most importantly, proven, effective and creative solutions employed by organizations that have successfully eliminated these challenges.
Gerald Lewis
Since World War II, numerous changes in the workplace have resulted from policies seeking to increase safety. Initially, it was physical safety in an effort to cut down on accidents and injuries. Safety harnesses, steel-toed boots, hard hats, and other equipment migrated into the work environment with dramatic effect. At first, safety equipment was voluntary, but rapidly it became mandatory.
Tony Alexiou
In the 1899 classic, A Message to Garcia, Elbert Hubbard described the travails of Rowan, a soldier with the United States Army during the Spanish-American War. Rowan is tasked by President McKinley to deliver a message to General Garcia who is somewhere on the island of Cuba. After an arduous and danger-filled three-week journey, Rowan does in fact deliver the message and re-emerges on the other side of the island a success.
John Jackson
In my last column, I explored the growing trend toward internal recovery. My view is that this is not a fad, but a serious trend that is gaining momentum. At the end of that column, I mentioned another significant trend that I am observing, the move to resiliency.
Cheyene Haase
Retaining valuable business continuity personnel is essential to every program. In today’s competitive employment market, hiring managers struggle to identify and recruit the best talent. Figuring out how to keep them should be one of your top priorities.
As a manager, you have worked hard to create an efficient hard working team to meet your continuity program needs. Previous articles in this series addressed motivating and elevating your team. Once you’ve done that, retaining personnel becomes a natural progression in staff management.
