Tag: be prepared

As a small business owner, like myself, you may be concerned about your own unexpected downtime. Let me share my recent experience and how our contingency plan ensured smooth sailing despite an unplanned absence.  This week, I was unexpectedly out of the office due to a bad cold. I left the office mid-Monday and only checked in briefly for emails, attended a pre-scheduled multi-party meeting, and participated in our weekly Huddle.…  Read more

I hope this follow-up to last Friday’s blog highlighting the necessity to create a contingency plan and testing it to confirm it will work when you need it may be one of the most important lessons you never have to use.  We did back in October 2012 when Hurricane Sandy hit my home and office in Rockaway Beach Queens, and then again in March of 2020 when the pandemic hit…  Read more

Weekly Takeaway: This old photo is an aerial of my block taken October 30th 2012 from a private plane owned by my sister’s friend.  He had no idea this was my block; it was one of many taken after Hurricane Sandy hit.  We had stayed put for Hurricane Irene which landed here in August 2011 with no serious damage.  We were lucky with Irene. Soon after, I checked my systems…  Read more