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CRISIS CHRONICLE   /   3 DECEMBER 1984

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CRISIS CHRONICLE   /   26 APRIL 1986

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One of the most damaging employees I ever encountered wasn't incompetent, inexperienced, or even particularly difficult to work with. In fact, he understood the organization extremely well. He knew exactly how much effor...

","url":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/when-%E2%80%9Cdead-weight%E2%80%9D-learns-to-survive-the-system","title":"The Problem Wasn't the Employee","summary":"One of the most damaging employees I ever encountered wasn't incompetent, inexperienced, or even particularly difficult to work with. In fact, he understood the organization extremely well. He knew exactly how much effor...","date_modified":"2025-12-05T19:01:05Z"},{"id":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/resilience-in-high-risk-operations-a-pragmatic-guide","html_content":"

In volatile environments, survival isn’t about inspiration—it’s about structure.\nHigh-risk operations don’t have the luxury of vague intentions or “agility” slogans. They need concrete continuity planning grounded in lo...

","url":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/resilience-in-high-risk-operations-a-pragmatic-guide","title":"Resilience in High-Risk Operations: A Pragmatic Guide","summary":" In volatile environments, survival isn’t about inspiration—it’s about structure.\nHigh-risk operations don’t have the luxury of vague intentions or “agility” slogans. They need concrete continuity planning grounded in lo...","date_modified":"2025-11-07T19:13:26Z"},{"id":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/death-by-comfort","html_content":"

There’s an old analogy about a frog in boiling water. Throw it into hot water, and it’ll jump out instantly. But if you place it in cool water and slowly turn up the heat, it’ll stay put until it’s cooked alive.

","url":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/death-by-comfort","title":"Death by Comfort","summary":"There’s an old analogy about a frog in boiling water. Throw it into hot water, and it’ll jump out instantly. But if you place it in cool water and slowly turn up the heat, it’ll stay put until it’s cooked alive.","date_modified":"2025-11-05T15:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/internship%E2%80%9D-or-free-labor-a-note-to-young-professionals","html_content":"

Lately, I’ve seen a post offering “remote unpaid internships” that require full-time commitment — 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, for months — all “for experience.”

","url":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/internship%E2%80%9D-or-free-labor-a-note-to-young-professionals","title":"\"Internship” or Free Labor? A Note to Young Professionals","summary":"Lately, I’ve seen a post offering “remote unpaid internships” that require full-time commitment — 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, for months — all “for experience.”","date_modified":"2025-10-24T15:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/the-two-currencies-you-spend-without-knowing-their-worth","html_content":"

When you’re young, time feels infinite and energy feels automatic. You move fast, chase everything, and recover from anything. You live as if you’ll never slow down—because, at that stage, you genuinely believe you won’t...

","url":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/the-two-currencies-you-spend-without-knowing-their-worth","title":"The Two Currencies You Spend Without Knowing Their Worth","summary":"When you’re young, time feels infinite and energy feels automatic. You move fast, chase everything, and recover from anything. You live as if you’ll never slow down—because, at that stage, you genuinely believe you won’t...","date_modified":"2025-10-11T16:52:14Z"},{"id":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/the-first-four-questions-that-matter-in-any-crisis","html_content":"

In the first chaotic minutes of a crisis, clarity is your most precious resource—and the quickest way to clarity is asking the right questions.

","url":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/the-first-four-questions-that-matter-in-any-crisis","title":"The First Four Questions That Matter in Any Crisis","summary":"In the first chaotic minutes of a crisis, clarity is your most precious resource—and the quickest way to clarity is asking the right questions.","date_modified":"2025-10-08T14:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/how-microsoft-maintained-global-continuity-through-covid-19","html_content":"

When COVID-19 triggered global shutdowns in early 2020, many organizations were caught off guard. Systems failed. Plans buckled. Offices went dark.

","url":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/how-microsoft-maintained-global-continuity-through-covid-19","title":"How Microsoft Maintained Global Continuity Through COVID-19","summary":"When COVID-19 triggered global shutdowns in early 2020, many organizations were caught off guard. Systems failed. Plans buckled. Offices went dark.","date_modified":"2025-09-25T14:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/middle-managers-between-the-hammer-and-the-anvil","html_content":"

Middle management is often described as the “glue” that holds organizations together. Personally, I see it more like being caught between a hammer and an anvil—senior management swinging down from above with strategies, ...

","url":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/middle-managers-between-the-hammer-and-the-anvil","title":"Middle Managers: Between the Hammer and the Anvil","summary":"Middle management is often described as the “glue” that holds organizations together. Personally, I see it more like being caught between a hammer and an anvil—senior management swinging down from above with strategies, ...","date_modified":"2025-09-14T16:27:48Z"},{"id":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/training-for-resilience","html_content":"

1. The Day the Drill Wasn’t

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Coffee today is everywhere — in offices, on street corners, and in homes across the world. But its first chapter wasn’t about convenience or business. It was about faith, devotion, and endurance.

","url":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/how-faith-shaped-the-world%E2%80%99s-favorite-drink","title":"How Faith Shaped the World’s Favorite Drink","summary":"Coffee today is everywhere — in offices, on street corners, and in homes across the world. But its first chapter wasn’t about convenience or business. It was about faith, devotion, and endurance.","date_modified":"2025-09-04T15:38:51Z"},{"id":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/business-continuity-in-the-eye-of-hurricane-katrina","html_content":"

How a small team kept New Orleans connected when everything else failed

","url":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/business-continuity-in-the-eye-of-hurricane-katrina","title":"Business Continuity in the Eye of Hurricane Katrina","summary":"How a small team kept New Orleans connected when everything else failed","date_modified":"2025-08-28T16:41:20Z"},{"id":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/is-success-a-choice-or-a-decision","html_content":"

I read a comment on social media that triggered me to think about this. Someone wrote, “Success is simply a choice.” It sounded neat and motivational, but also painfully shallow.

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Walk into a café anywhere in the world and you’ll find beans from Brazil, Colombia, or Vietnam. But behind them all lies a single starting point: Yemen. This is why Yemeni coffee has earned the title, “The Mother of All ...

","url":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/why-yemeni-coffee-is-called-the-%E2%80%9Cmother-of-all-coffees%E2%80%9D","title":"Why Yemeni Coffee Is Called the “Mother of All Coffees”","summary":"Walk into a café anywhere in the world and you’ll find beans from Brazil, Colombia, or Vietnam. But behind them all lies a single starting point: Yemen. This is why Yemeni coffee has earned the title, “The Mother of All ...","date_modified":"2025-08-26T16:41:25Z"},{"id":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/the-art-of-enduring-without-breaking","html_content":"

Enthusiasm is everywhere.

","url":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/the-art-of-enduring-without-breaking","title":"Endurance Over Enthusiasm","summary":"Enthusiasm is everywhere.","date_modified":"2025-08-19T17:49:18Z"},{"id":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/how-to-spot-fragility-before-it-fails","html_content":"

1. The Warning Was There. Everyone Missed It.

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When most people order a “mocha” today, they imagine a sweet mix of coffee and chocolate. But long before it became a café favorite, Mokha was a real place—a port on Yemen’s Red Sea coast that once stood at the very cent...

","url":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/the-story-of-mokha-how-a-yemeni-port-gave-its-name-to-coffee","title":"The Story of Mokha: How a Yemeni Port Gave Its Name to Coffee","summary":"When most people order a “mocha” today, they imagine a sweet mix of coffee and chocolate. But long before it became a café favorite, Mokha was a real place—a port on Yemen’s Red Sea coast that once stood at the very cent...","date_modified":"2025-07-14T18:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/how-strong-is-your-second-line","html_content":"

1. When the First Line Stepped Away

","url":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/how-strong-is-your-second-line","title":"How Strong Is Your Second Line?","summary":"1. When the First Line Stepped Away","date_modified":"2025-07-13T16:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/when-one-person-knows-everything","html_content":"

1. The Wrong Day to Take Leave

","url":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/when-one-person-knows-everything","title":"When One Person Knows Everything","summary":"1. The Wrong Day to Take Leave","date_modified":"2025-06-22T15:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/why-we-test-our-plans","html_content":"

1. The Exercise That Changed Everything

","url":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/why-we-test-our-plans","title":"Why We Test Our Plans","summary":"1. The Exercise That Changed Everything","date_modified":"2025-05-22T11:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/your-role-in-crisis-communications","html_content":"

1. The Misdirected Silence That Cost $2.4 Million

","url":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/your-role-in-crisis-communications","title":"Your Role in Crisis Communications","summary":"1. The Misdirected Silence That Cost $2.4 Million","date_modified":"2025-04-19T15:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/risk-awareness-at-work","html_content":"

1. It Started with a Dripping Ceiling

","url":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/risk-awareness-at-work","title":"Risk Awareness at Work","summary":"1. It Started with a Dripping Ceiling","date_modified":"2025-03-05T15:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/from-surviving-to-adapting-rethinking-resilience","html_content":"

In many humanitarian settings, resilience is often mistaken for endurance.

","url":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/from-surviving-to-adapting-rethinking-resilience","title":"From Surviving to Adapting: Rethinking Resilience","summary":"In many humanitarian settings, resilience is often mistaken for endurance.","date_modified":"2025-02-11T14:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/how-ngos-can-avoid-turning-disruption-into-disaster","html_content":"

Disruption isn’t the enemy. It’s part of the terrain.

","url":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/how-ngos-can-avoid-turning-disruption-into-disaster","title":"How NGOs Can Avoid Turning Disruption into Disaster","summary":"Disruption isn’t the enemy. It’s part of the terrain.","date_modified":"2025-01-19T13:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/resilience-isn%E2%80%99t-built-during-a-crisis","html_content":"

When a crisis hits, people scramble. Emails fly, WhatsApp groups explode, and everyone suddenly remembers that dusty SOP from 2019. It’s chaotic — and painfully familiar.

","url":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/resilience-isn%E2%80%99t-built-during-a-crisis","title":"Resilience Isn’t Built During a Crisis","summary":"When a crisis hits, people scramble. Emails fly, WhatsApp groups explode, and everyone suddenly remembers that dusty SOP from 2019. It’s chaotic — and painfully familiar.","date_modified":"2024-12-27T12:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/when-systems-failed-people-didn%E2%80%99t","html_content":"

Trouble at the Wrong Time

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In coordination meetings, the focus was always on the big threats.

","url":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/the-disruptions-no-one-saw-coming","title":"The Disruptions No One Saw Coming","summary":"In coordination meetings, the focus was always on the big threats.","date_modified":"2024-10-14T13:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/understanding-the-business-impact-analysis-bia","html_content":"

When people hear Business Impact Analysis (BIA), they often think it’s a pile of spreadsheets no one will read.

","url":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/understanding-the-business-impact-analysis-bia","title":"Understanding the Business Impact Analysis (BIA)","summary":"When people hear Business Impact Analysis (BIA), they often think it’s a pile of spreadsheets no one will read.","date_modified":"2024-09-18T16:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/the-day-marvotek-went-dark","html_content":"

Risk management and business continuity are linked, but they’re not the same thing. One focuses on stopping trouble before it starts. The other is about surviving when trouble gets through anyway.

","url":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/the-day-marvotek-went-dark","title":"Six Trucks and a Sealed Border","summary":"Risk management and business continuity are linked, but they’re not the same thing. One focuses on stopping trouble before it starts. The other is about surviving when trouble gets through anyway.","date_modified":"2024-08-16T14:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/leadership-in-times-of-crisis-stories-of-success-and-failure","html_content":"

Introduction

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Crisis Fatigue happens when we face one crisis after another without enough time to recover. Whether it’s a natural disaster, a pandemic, or constant workplace issues, these events can leave us feeling drained, overwhelm...

","url":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/understanding-crisis-fatigue-a-growing-concern-for-everyone","title":"Understanding Crisis Fatigue: A Growing Concern for Everyone","summary":"Crisis Fatigue happens when we face one crisis after another without enough time to recover. Whether it’s a natural disaster, a pandemic, or constant workplace issues, these events can leave us feeling drained, overwhelm...","date_modified":"2024-07-09T07:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/remote-work-resilience-sustaining-operations-anywhere","html_content":"

In the modern business world, remote work has transitioned from a temporary solution to a permanent fixture. The shift to remote work brings with it numerous benefits, such as flexibility and access to a wider talent poo...

","url":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/remote-work-resilience-sustaining-operations-anywhere","title":"Remote Work Resilience: Sustaining Operations Anywhere","summary":"In the modern business world, remote work has transitioned from a temporary solution to a permanent fixture. The shift to remote work brings with it numerous benefits, such as flexibility and access to a wider talent poo...","date_modified":"2024-07-06T14:51:54Z"},{"id":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/strengthening-hr-resilience-strategies-for-workforce-stability","html_content":"

When disruption hits, operations don’t fall apart because a server went down or a storm rolled in.\nThey fall apart when the workforce freezes, fragments, or simply doesn’t know what to do next. That’s why HR isn’t a “sup...

","url":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/strengthening-hr-resilience-strategies-for-workforce-stability","title":"Strengthening HR Resilience: Building a Workforce That Holds","summary":"When disruption hits, operations don’t fall apart because a server went down or a storm rolled in.\nThey fall apart when the workforce freezes, fragments, or simply doesn’t know what to do next. That’s why HR isn’t a “sup...","date_modified":"2024-06-15T10:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/embracing-organizational-resilience-on-world-environment-day-2024","html_content":"

World Environment Day is usually about ecosystems, climate, and restoration.\nBut it’s also a good reminder of something closer to home: systems survive when they’re built to withstand pressure.\nThat applies to forests — ...

","url":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/embracing-organizational-resilience-on-world-environment-day-2024","title":"Embracing Organizational Resilience on World Environment Day 2024","summary":"World Environment Day is usually about ecosystems, climate, and restoration.\nBut it’s also a good reminder of something closer to home: systems survive when they’re built to withstand pressure.\nThat applies to forests — ...","date_modified":"2024-06-05T20:46:11Z"},{"id":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/current-trends-in-business-continuity","html_content":"

Resilience isn’t trending. It’s tightening.\nThe last few years exposed every weak seam in operations — from supply chains to cyber posture to workforce depth.\n2024 isn’t about “new ideas.” It’s about finally fixing what ...

","url":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/current-trends-in-business-continuity","title":"The Real Shifts in Business Continuity (2024)","summary":"Resilience isn’t trending. It’s tightening.\nThe last few years exposed every weak seam in operations — from supply chains to cyber posture to workforce depth.\n2024 isn’t about “new ideas.” It’s about finally fixing what ...","date_modified":"2024-06-01T13:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/supply-chain-survival-ensuring-continuity-amid-disruptions","html_content":"

Supply chains don’t break all at once.\nThey crack slowly — a delayed delivery, a missing document, a single supplier no one bothered to back up — and then the whole operation feels it.

","url":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/supply-chain-survival-ensuring-continuity-amid-disruptions","title":"Supply Chain Survival: The Real Work Behind Continuity","summary":"Supply chains don’t break all at once.\nThey crack slowly — a delayed delivery, a missing document, a single supplier no one bothered to back up — and then the whole operation feels it.","date_modified":"2024-05-24T21:38:49Z"},{"id":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/clarifying-the-confusion-risk-threat-and-vulnerability","html_content":"

In continuity and resilience work, these three words get thrown around as if they mean the same thing. They don’t.\nAnd when teams confuse them, they make bad decisions and design weak plans.

","url":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/clarifying-the-confusion-risk-threat-and-vulnerability","title":"Risk, Threat, Vulnerability — and Why People Keep Mixing Them Up","summary":"In continuity and resilience work, these three words get thrown around as if they mean the same thing. They don’t.\nAnd when teams confuse them, they make bad decisions and design weak plans.","date_modified":"2024-05-17T16:38:42Z"},{"id":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/the-essentials-of-crisis-communication","html_content":"

When things go wrong, organizations don’t fail because they lacked a press release.\nThey fail because people didn’t know what was happening, who was in charge, or what they were supposed to do.

","url":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/the-essentials-of-crisis-communication","title":"The Essentials of Crisis Communication","summary":"When things go wrong, organizations don’t fail because they lacked a press release.\nThey fail because people didn’t know what was happening, who was in charge, or what they were supposed to do.","date_modified":"2024-05-15T12:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/crisis-management-in-the-age-of-social-media","html_content":"

Social media didn’t change how crises happen.\nIt changed how fast they spread — and how quickly organizations can lose control of the narrative if they aren’t disciplined.

","url":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/crisis-management-in-the-age-of-social-media","title":"Crisis Management in the Age of Social Media","summary":"Social media didn’t change how crises happen.\nIt changed how fast they spread — and how quickly organizations can lose control of the narrative if they aren’t disciplined.","date_modified":"2024-05-11T19:42:45Z"},{"id":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/best-practices-for-integrating-business-continuity-cybersecurity","html_content":"

The boundary between cybersecurity and business continuity isn’t blurry anymore—it’s gone. One breach, one compromised asset, and suddenly your continuity plan becomes an incident response plan. If you’re treating these ...

","url":"https://baidhani.com/case-studies/f/best-practices-for-integrating-business-continuity-cybersecurity","title":"Bridging the Gap: Where Cybersecurity Meets Business Continuity","summary":"The boundary between cybersecurity and business continuity isn’t blurry anymore—it’s gone. One breach, one compromised asset, and suddenly your continuity plan becomes an incident response plan. If you’re treating these ...","date_modified":"2024-05-04T13:00:00Z"}]}