They say that politics is something you should never discuss in polite conversation. But the truth of this episode is that business hates uncertainty and if we’re going to have a real view of risk and resilience in 2024, this is a conversation we must have.

Hello everyone and welcome to episode 140 of the Resilient Journey podcast, presented by the Resilience Think Tank.

This week we are joined by John Ashford, Chairman and CEO of The Hawthorn Group who says that there are three specific types of threats business face today: Shooting wars, non-shooting wars and the domestic crises making cities unsustainable for business.

On top of our day-to-day focus, much of the world is heading for elections as people will head to the polls in the US, UK, and France and leadership is either new or in jeopardy in the Netherlands, Germany and Canada.

This is part 1 of a special two-part episode.

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Special thanks to Bensound for the music.

In last week’s episode Mike Janko told us that every journey needs a roadmap. This week’s guest went on a 4 day hike. She had a roadmap, a guide and a chef and still struggled. But the outcome is a treasure for all of us to hear.

Hello everyone and welcome to episode 139 of the Resilient Journey podcast, presented by the Resilience Think Tank.

This week we are joined by Melissa Muñiz who shares her lessons about personal and community resilience based on her personal journey in Machu Picchu.

Melissa ties her 4 day hike along the Inca trail to her own personal resilience and shares lessons we can apply to our resilience programs. She and Mark talk about the need for adaptability and how a diverse point of view can help you navigate to a better position.

Melissa also shares inspirational stories of community resilience which are lessons for all of us.

Listen and find out – did Mark really climb Pike’s Peak?

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Learn more about the Resilience Think Tank here.

Want to learn more about Mark? Click here or on LinkedIn or Twitter.

Special thanks to Bensound for the music.

This week’s guest uses the concept of a journey as a core message in his approach to resilience and he feels we should “consider resilience a journey through a complex program”. But he also says, every journey needs a roadmap.

Hello everyone and welcome to episode 138 of the Resilient Journey podcast, presented by the Resilience Think Tank.

This week we are joined by best selling author, and Goodyear Director of Global Business Continuity - Mike Janko.

In this episode Mike and Mark talk about the need for benchmarking by building a program scorecard. Mike says you can’t improve what you can’t measure – and the real value comes in understanding how well you execute your plans and how resilient you really are.

Mike explains his phrase “Lead, Follow and Guide the Way”.

Be sure to follow The Resilient Journey! We sure do appreciate it!

Learn more about the Resilience Think Tank here.

Want to learn more about Mark? Click here or on LinkedIn or Twitter.

Special thanks to Bensound for the music.