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Navigating Geopolitical Volatility: An Illustrative Case of Defensive Mitigation Strategy

Richard Martin April 16, 2025 No Comments

As the global landscape fractures under geopolitical realignment, leaders must confront volatility as an operational reality, not a distant possibility. This article presents an example of a concrete defensive mitigation strategy designed to help organizations preserve their integrity and strategic options amid uncertainty. Through a hypothetical case study of Meridian Systems Group, we explore how scenario-based planning, risk modelling, and operational adaptability can empower businesses to navigate crises with foresight and control. Discover how proactive measures can transform challenges into opportunities, positioning your organization to lead in times of instability.

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Unknown Knowns

Richard Martin October 15, 2017 No Comments

by Richard Martin I facilitated a business continuity planning meeting last week with one of my clients, a mid-sized life insurance company. One of our

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Business Continuity Readiness Should Be Continuous

Richard Martin October 1, 2017 1 Comment

The recent spate of natural disasters (hurricanes, earthquakes) have shown once again the need for readiness and resiliency for operational and business continuity.

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Things Can Happen for No Reason at All

Richard Martin September 10, 2017 No Comments

Humans have a propensity to see causality and correlations where there is just coincidence. Most things happen for no reason at all. It’s easy to see patterns where there are none, especially in nature. If you see linkages where there are none, you can drive yourself crazy with anxiety and paranoia. Things happen. Sometimes they bunch up in time and place. Other times they are more or less spread out.

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Readiness Phases and Readiness States

Richard Martin March 26, 2017 No Comments

This week I want to elaborate more on the concept of Readiness Phases and Readiness States, as these provide the essential framework for forecasting, activation, and response of emergency and business continuity services (of both public and private sectors), as well as contingency plans, and other measures.

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The Great Winter Storm of March 2017 – An Example of Poor Readiness

Richard Martin March 19, 2017 No Comments

Well, we’ve just had our latest winter storm of the decade (or what it century?) in Eastern Canada. Among other events, Montreal’s roads were a scene of chaos and waiting, and waiting, and waiting….

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Strategic Flexibility

Richard Martin March 6, 2016 No Comments

In the field of military strategy, it is well-known that the capacities to recognize changes in the environment and to react quickly thereto provide a considerable, if not essential advantage. The same capacities apply to business strategy.

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Balance decisive and participative forms of decision-making and leadership

Richard Martin September 28, 2015 No Comments

I’ve developed the following model to guide leaders in when and how to be decisive, delegative, consultative, or participative.

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Achieve and maintain a high state of business readiness

Richard Martin April 27, 2015 No Comments

By analogy with combat readiness, business readiness is the state of being aware of, capable of, and fully prepared to exploit to changes, maximize opportunities,

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Build organizational resiliency and robustness

Richard Martin February 2, 2015 No Comments

Build organizational resiliency and robustness, especially in supply and logistical systems.

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