The Resilient Journey

Mark Hoffman
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It’s my goal to explore some of the biggest issues facing organizations today and chat with industry leaders about ways we can all be more resilient.

  1. 2D AGO

    Episode 222 - The Trouble With Green Dashboards, Terry Downing

    This week's guest says we need to be careful if our focus is on our status indicators always showing green. If having a green dashboard is more important than your resilience capability, you could be at risk of sleepwalking into a crisis.   Hello everyone and welcome to episode 222 of the Resilient Journey Podcast, presented by Anesis Consulting Group!   This week we are joined by resilience industry icon Terry Downing. Terry catches us up with some of the excellent work he's doing writing articles on LinkedIn and his new podcast - "Resilience By Default". Terry and Mark talk about why business continuity and operational resilience programs fail. He emphasizes the need for senior executive leadership engagement. And he says that a green dashboard isn't the sign of resilience, it's the sign of fear. But Terry doesn't leave it there - he provides great advice for what we can do about it.   =============================================================== Be sure to follow The Resilient Journey!  We sure do appreciate it! Check out the Resilient Journey Hub! Want to learn more about Mark? Click here or on LinkedIn. Special thanks to Bensound for the music.

    31 min

  2. FEB 9

    Episode 221 - Plans Don't Save Us, Clarity Does - Patrick Lechner

    Are plans useless? This was the question that this week's guest set out to determine based on a lot of feedback he had been receiving. What he found was, Dwight Eisenhower had it right. Plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.   Hello everyone and welcome to episode 221 of the Resilient Journey Podcast, presented by Anesis Consulting Group!   This week we are joined by Patrick Lechner, founder of Resimate, a resilience SAAS solution. Patrick explains that plans don't save us; clarity does. He says that coordination is the thing that breaks first during a disruption. And that we must develop our capabilities, to understand what's important and to build clarity. And Patrick doesn't just provide theory, he also offers practical advice for how to make this happen.   ===============================================================   Be sure to follow The Resilient Journey!  We sure do appreciate it! Check out the Resilient Journey Hub! Want to learn more about Mark? Click here or on LinkedIn. Special thanks to Bensound for the music.

    29 min

  3. FEB 2

    Episode 220 - Greenland, Geopolitics and Resilience with Chloe Demrovsky

    Every once in a while at the Resilient Journey, we change our schedule. But we never do it unless there is a very good reason. This week it changed because, as our guest says, geopolitics is a hot topic in Boardrooms everywhere.   Hello everyone and welcome to episode 220 of the Resilient Journey Podcast, presented by Anesis Consulting Group!   This week we welcome a very special guest as Chloe Demrovsky rejoins the podcast. Continuing our conversation last week with Regina Phelps, Chloe and Mark talk about Greenland, the Baltic States, Eastern Europe and geopolitics in general. But this isn't just a conversation about politics. It's a "so what" moment for resilience professionals. The key part of this episode is when Chloe explains what all of this means to our industry and what we as resilience professionals should be doing about it.   =============================================================== Be sure to follow The Resilient Journey!  We sure do appreciate it! Check out the Resilient Journey Hub! Want to learn more about Mark? Click here or on LinkedIn. Special thanks to Bensound for the music.

    31 min

  4. JAN 26

    Episode 219: The World Economic Forum, Davos & Resilience with Regina Phelps

    Here at the Resilient Journey podcast we get a lot of requests from people to be on the show. But when an industry icon and a friend of the podcast says she wants to come back, the answer is an immediate yes. You won't want to miss this.   Hello everyone and welcome to episode 219 of the Resilient Journey Podcast, presented by Anesis Consulting Group!   This week we welcome Regina Phelps back to the podcast. Regina originally wanted to talk about the World Economic Forum's Global Risk Report - and why it matters to us in resilience. But in addition to that, she wanted to touch on Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech in Davos. Regina says, "If you think about how businesses run, you will realize just how much we are impacted by what's going on, on the world stage." If you're a US based company and do any work or get any supplies outside the US, things are going to change. And as resilience professionals, that matters.   ===============================================================   Be sure to follow The Resilient Journey!  We sure do appreciate it! Check out the Resilient Journey Hub! Want to learn more about Mark? Click here or on LinkedIn. Special thanks to Bensound for the music.

    30 min

  5. JAN 19

    Episode 218: This Week in Resilience - a TL:DR Approach with Sherilyn Burris

    If you work in resilience, you know the drill: information comes at us nonstop—news, chats, webinars, newsletters. But the real challenge isn’t keeping up; it’s figuring out what to do with all of it. Hello everyone and welcome to episode 218 of the Resilient Journey Podcast, presented by Anesis Consulting Group!   This week we are absolutely thrilled to be joined by resilience consultant Sherilyn Burris. Sherilyn is the creator of a newsletter called This Week in Resilience - a "too long; didn't read" look at news and information in our industry. But most importantly, Sherilyn helps us understand what to do with the information. She and Mark talk about the top five things we need to consider as we navigate 2026, including supplier continuity and understanding the complexity of our industry.   ==================================================== Be sure to follow The Resilient Journey!  We sure do appreciate it! Check out the Resilient Journey Hub! Want to learn more about Mark? Click here or on LinkedIn. Special thanks to Bensound for the music.

    30 min

  6. JAN 12

    Episode 217 - Ten Organizational Resilience Lessons (Part 2) ~ Jason Buffington

    Last week, we kicked off a two-part series exploring the results of a survey of more than 500 resilience professionals. This week, the conversation continues as we examine how closely aligned we are on the concept of organizational resilience.   Hello everyone and welcome to episode 217 of the Resilient Journey Podcast, presented by Anesis Consulting Group!   Welcome back to part two of our series with Jason Buffington, who is sharing the top ten lessons in organizational resilience. These insights come from Jason’s extensive survey of more than 500 resilience leaders. Last week, we explored technology, testing, and KPIs. This week, Jason asks: Are we, as resilience professionals, truly aligned when it comes to making our organizations resilient? =============================================================== Be sure to follow The Resilient Journey!  We sure do appreciate it! Check out the Resilient Journey Hub! Want to learn more about Mark? Click here or on LinkedIn. Special thanks to Bensound for the music.

    31 min

  7. JAN 5

    Episode 216 - Ten Organizational Resilience Lessons (Part 1) ~ Jason Buffington

    This week's guest has been in the disaster recovery and business continuity industry for 35 years. And yet, his ideas are fresh and his insights are relevant to the challenges we face as we head into 2026.   Hello everyone and welcome to episode 216 of the Resilient Journey Podcast, presented by Anesis Consulting Group!   This week we are thrilled to kick off a two-part series as we chat with Jason Buffington, who shares with us the top ten lessons in Organizational Resilience. The results are based on Jason's incredible survey of over 500 resilience leaders. Jason says he found a lot of interesting truths about the four key pillars of our industry - including how often "them and they" were used instead of "us and we". But his eye-opening moment is the fact the (according to the survey) 2 out of 5 critical processes aren't going to come back online as expected.   =============================================================== Be sure to follow The Resilient Journey!  We sure do appreciate it! Check out the Resilient Journey Hub! Want to learn more about Mark? Click here or on LinkedIn. Special thanks to Bensound for the music.

    31 min

  8. 12/22/2025

    Episode 215 - The Voices That Shaped Resilience in 2025

    What a year 2025 has been. If resilience had a stress test, this was it. Everything from geopolitical threats, cyberattacks, AI, climate-driven disruptions and more. And we've had 50 episodes to talk about it all of it.   Hello everyone and welcome to episode 215 of the Resilient Journey Podcast, presented by Anesis Consulting Group!   This week we have a special year-end episode as we take a look back at some of the most interesting conversations of 2025. And one thing is certain: Every headline reminds us that in the resilience industry, our work matters.   Grab your coffee, settle in, and listen to the voices that shaped and highlighted resilience in 2025 when Dan Bailey, Regina Phelps, Gonzalo Vargas, Jason Hoss, Deb Haas, Melissa Muniz, Daniella Parker and Amy Bennett joined the program. =============================================================== Be sure to follow The Resilient Journey!  We sure do appreciate it! Check out the Resilient Journey Hub! Want to learn more about Mark? Click here or on LinkedIn. Special thanks to Bensound for the music.

    29 min
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It’s my goal to explore some of the biggest issues facing organizations today and chat with industry leaders about ways we can all be more resilient.

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  • Creator
    Mark Hoffman
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    221
  • Rating
    Clean
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    The Resilient Journey