Independent Operational Resilience & Continuity Consultant. Adelaide, AU – Working with global mid‑sized firms and organisations
When disruption hits, most mid-sized firms discover that continuity plans, recovery arrangements, supplier dependencies, and operational realities do not line up.
I help leaders get a clear view of what is truly critical, where the weak points are, and what to fix first—so they can protect revenue, customers, and reputation.
Why continuity work often falls short
Many firms already have pieces of resilience in place, but they are scattered across operations, IT, risk, and suppliers.
That creates familiar problems:
- Plans are outdated or disconnected from how work actually gets done.
- Critical products, services, sites, and dependencies are not clearly mapped.
- Leadership cannot easily see where the biggest exposure sits.
- Investment decisions are delayed because impacts are not expressed in practical business terms.
The result is uncertainty at exactly the moment leadership needs clarity.
What you get
In a focused engagement, I help you build a practical, business-level view of resilience and continuity across your operations.
This is tailored for firms that:
- would be materially affected by outage, cyber disruption, supplier failure, or extreme weather.
- have some continuity and risk activity in place, but no integrated picture.
- operate across multiple sites, regions, or key dependencies.
and need:
- a clear starting point.
- a practical, operator-friendly approach (rather than a theoretical exercise).
- fast insight across operations, IT, and risk.
- a shared leadership view of the top priorities.
Choose the right starting point – Rapid Resilience & Continuity Scan
A short diagnostic (delivery time – 21 days) to identify your biggest gaps, immediate risks, and the priorities to actions that matter. (Example)
Start with a short conversation
We will discuss your current situation, recent disruptions or near-misses, and what stronger resilience would look like over the next 12 to 24 months.
From there, we can decide the right place to begin.
Or email John directly johnsalter@me.com to discuss your situation
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