You're probably wondering, "What in the world is a Corporate NIMS (TM) ?"
Corporate NIMS is the terminology applied to a version of the National Incident Management System--one that has been developed by Dr. Bill Ferroli, PhD, President and CEO of Compliance Associates. It's a Florida-based company, and he's a world-class Consultant---an advisor to Corporations, Government Agencies, and both local and regional government groups.
View the website at http://www.cai-central.com.
Corporate NIMS
Corporate NIMS takes the structure furnished by the Federal Government NIMS framework, and "tweaks" it for Corporate use.
You're probably asking, don't Corporations have plans in case disasters strike? Of course they do. Do they work? They may--or they may not. Often, it depends on whom is in the driver's seat when the bus starts down the road. Or, as Dr. Ferroli puts it, who is in the "glass house."
"It's easy," says Bill, "to live in the 'Cheap Seats' and be a Monday-morning Quarterback. What really determines success or failure is this: When the chips are down, does a company have the right person to pull all the right strings--a person with the right temperment; one who is able to achieve the feng shei of relationships...and assure that all the parties who interact in any type of disaster can work together?"
If not, Bill's written a book to describe how to do it. Corporate NIMS(TM)--Avoiding the Corporate Bullet. (ISBN 978-0-9712707-3-2, Library of Congress LCCN: 2007937230) The book will be available shortly through www.Amazon.com, and through this Blog.
Often, what needs to be done to prepare a Corporation to mitigate disaster is not easy. And even more often, it's not pretty. Disasters can strike at any time--imagine having to prepare and be ready for not only man-made disasters, like train derailments, truck fires, and airline incidents, but also natural disasters. One can't always be ready for earthquakes, or--God forbid--something like a meteor striking a business--but can have an overall plan in place and the players in the plan can know who are designated to take action to preserve the business, protect life, and--yes--this is important--even take care of employees and their families, in many cases.
