Editors Note: This guest post is authored by Ben Eubanks. Ben is an HR professional from Huntsville, AL. He lives much of his life online. Don’t believe it? Catch him on LinkedIn, Twitter, or via email. His blog, UpstartHR, is about many things, including human resources, leadership, and zombies. Take it away Ben!
Ever since I’ve been a wee lad, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the horror, science fiction, and fantasy genres. All of the alien attacks, meteor strikes, and undead hordes make for great entertainment, but they can also help you to be better at HR.
Succession plans
If zombies attack and eat your CEO tomorrow, do you know who will take over the position? What about your HR director? Your star recruiter? Every eventuality can’t be prepared for, but keeping things in perspective never hurts. Learn more about succession planning.
Emergency plans
When the giant meteor strikes the earth and demolishes your office, what happens next? Do you go to a secondary location? Who do you get your information from? Should you go to try and find out if all of your records were vaporized (yippee, no more filing!)? While the chances of a meteor smashing through your office and leveling it are quite slim, we ARE overdue for a zombie attack. Is your department or organization properly prepared? Learn more about emergency planning.
Enough Gloom and Doom
Check out the video below. Enjoy it. But seriously, make sure you’re planning ahead. It’s what any Dark Lord (or HR pro) would do.
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Fun! Thanks for the post.
Great post. Question: do companies still take out janitor insurance?
Glad you ladies enjoyed it!
Always fun getting a chance to visit the ‘ole PseudoHR blog.
Great topic. Disaster Recovery and Business Resumption are often not thought through. Some of the questions that companies need to answer are:
Do you have a documented disaster recovery plan for your HR systems?
Are you backing up your data on a daily basis?
If your primary datacenter is wiped out, where and how will you fail over to a secondary facility?
If your primary payroll processing facility is wiped out do you have staff that can work from home or a remote location?
Do you have a payroll check printer in multiple locations?
Of course the list goes on and on…does your head hurt yet?