Are We Willing To Take That Risk?: 10 Questions Every Executive Should Ask About Business Continuity - Softcover

Laux, Diane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0595524060 ISBN 13: 9780595524068

Publisher: iUniverse, 2008

Synopsis

No one will ever be able to identify and manage all of his or her organization's risks. Although you can't predict every disaster, you can ask the right questions and put strategies in place to ensure the survival of your business. "It is becoming increasingly evident that the knowledge of disaster recovery efforts must be accessible to far more than the (IT) experts Achieving success can only be found through the collective effort of a united public, its leaders and organizations."- Barack Obama, United States Senator "Progressive organizations with sound leadership now include business continuity and enterprise risk management as key parts of meeting stakeholder expectations and achieving organizational strategic objectives." - Michael G. Oxley, Vice Chairman, NASDAQMichael Croy, an expert in risk assessment and disaster recovery, helps leaders understand what is needed to sustain business today. Through real-life examples, you'll understand what could affect your company-lost data, pandemics, terror threats-and by implementing plans for when something does happen, you're doing everything possible to ensure that employees still have jobs, customers are served, and stakeholders continue to support the company.Take the first step in proactively managing your company in good times and bad and ask yourself, Are We Willing to Take That Risk?

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About the Author

Michael Croy is director of business continuity solutions at Forsythe Technology. He has more than twenty-five years of experience in building, developing, and implementing disaster recovery and business continuity programs. He lives in suburban Chicago with his wife, Maria.

Edition details

• Publisher: iUniverse
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0595524060
• ISBN 13: 9780595524068
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 108