Originally written by Matthew Stark on Small Business
It is very rare that you will get advance warning that a disaster is about to hit your company.
Even if you do have some time to plan, it doesn’t mean things won’t go wrong as every crisis is unique and brings with it its own challenges. The current crisis we are facing is unprecedented, and certainly unexpected, meaning many employers will be dealing with business-critical issues they never thought they would have to factor into their plans.
With this in mind, the coronavirus outbreak has reminded all of us that having robust continuity strategies in place to deal with a crisis are critical. However, a lot of businesses will have had little or no contingency planning for a crisis of this magnitude and will be scrambling around trying to figure out what to do in the face of such uncertainty.
>See also: Business continuity plan: What it is and why you need it
One of the major problems that surfaces from not having a robust plan in place is that in putting out fires, as an employer you can forget about arguably your most important stakeholder – your staff. Many are working harder than ever to