Avoiding Disaster How to Keep Your Business Going When Catastrophe Strikes,9780471229155

Avoiding Disaster How to Keep Your Business Going When Catastrophe Strikes

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9780471229155
ISBN10: 0471229156
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2002-09-03
Publisher(s): Wiley
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Summary

The best thing you can do for your business is to be ready for anything When Disaster Strikes offers business leaders the peace of mind of knowing that their business is ready for any contingency, no matter how extreme. This guide is designed to be used as both a preparatory resource for when times are good, and an emergency reference when times are bad. This book gets managers up-to-speed on what they should be prepared to deal with and offers real solutions for putting those business continuity plans in place. From natural and man-made disasters to catastrophic computer hack attacks, When Disaster Strikes is the ultimate weapon for any manager determined to help the business survive no matter what.

Author Biography

JOHN LAYE, FBCI, is a specialist in contingency and business continuity planning and a frequent lecturer for the Federal EmergencyManagement Agency’s Emergency Manage-ment Institute. He is Director Emeritus of the University of California’s Continuing Education in Business and Management Program for managers developing emergency plans. He is also the former president of the California Emergency Services Association.

Table of Contents

Foreword.
Introduction.
Chapter 1: Getting Started: Answering the Whys.
Chapter 2: Basic Stuff.
Chapter 3: Manage It or . . ..
Chapter 4: The Senior Manager’s Primer: A Chapter of Observations and Advice Uniquely for Senior Managers.
Chapter 5: Good Work! Tell Everyone! A Chapter about Communicating.
Chapter 6: Today, Business Is Different.
Chapter 7: Recovery Is Really Different.
Chapter 8: They Can Help You, or . . ..
Chapter 9: Rules, Regulations, and Standards.
Chapter 10: FAQs . . . and Common Sense.
Chapter 11: Help beyond These Covers.
Notes.
Index.

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