Comments on: Sometimes It Is Best To Just Listen

By: Derek Huether

Derek Huether — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:51:36 +0000

Perry, you hit the nail on the head. The interesting thing is, we’ve all had a disruption plan in place for H1N1 since the Summer. Why didn’t someone at OPM tell everyone to just use the H1N1 plans? The question remains, if Agencies had a plan for H1N1, why on Earth didn’t they have a plan for snow?

By: Derek Huether

Derek Huether — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:51:00 +0000

By: Perry

Perry — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:27:18 +0000

Hi from the Olympic zone. The weather isn’t our problem here but many businesses and consultants were scrambling to figure out how to continue work during the events.

The companies that seemed to have the easiest time were the ones who looked to their business disruption plan – a component of the disaster recovery plan.

Every business needs to have a plan of how work will get done during disruptions.

Let’s hope your next snow fall will be easier on the people who need every paycheck.

By: Perry

Perry — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:27:00 +0000

Hi from the Olympic zone. The weather isn’t our problem here but many businesses and consultants were scrambling to figure out how to continue work during the events.

The companies that seemed to have the easiest time were the ones who looked to their business disruption plan – a component of the disaster recovery plan.

Every business needs to have a plan of how work will get done during disruptions.

Let’s hope your next snow fall will be easier on the people who need every paycheck.

By: Derek Huether

Derek Huether — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:15:48 +0000

In this day and age, I don't think you need to be in the office 100% of the time to get your work done. If a boss or employer thinks you do, there is a lack of trust. It's just a real old-school way of thinking. Then again, I am working with the Federal Government in Washington DC and it takes situations like this for people to take notice and implement change. I'm working on a project right now that would actually go faster if you locked me in a room and let me get it done. But, I make sure I'm approachable and accessible to the team, sacrificing my own productivity to keep the team moving forward. Considering so many people were stuck at home for 4 days, someone could have completed something. Perhaps other contracts are more lenient or forward thinking.