A coastal city's risk scan shows a heavier hurricane season against a thin public-works bench. Department heads assume overtime will cover landfall. What continuity strategy should the CHRO choose?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
Hope is not a continuity plan. A thin public-works bench plus a big storm is a people-risk, and overtime is just a prayer with a time clock. Cross-train and sign mutual-aid labor deals before the wind arrives.
Full Explanation
Human-capital continuity is a chosen risk strategy, not improvised overtime. A heavier hurricane season against a thin public-works bench requires cross-training and mutual-aid labor agreements that create coverage before landfall. Unlimited overtime, cancelled preparedness, and last-week wellness sessions leave the city dependent on whoever answers the phone. SPHR risk management selects those continuity controls as the strategy.