# Agility and Proactive Risk Management Strategies Are Key for Organizations to Stay Ahead of Emerging Risks

By Ben Thomas · Published 2024-10-08 · Updated 2026-06-08 · Professional AV on MarketScale
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> Organizations must shift from reactive responses to anticipatory strategies to navigate climate and political uncertainties effectively

## Key points

- Companies must move beyond reactive risk management strategies.
- Agility and proactive measures are essential for handling future risks.
- Real-time management helps maintain operational efficiency.

Climate change and shifting political dynamics are forcing businesses to rethink their risk management strategies. Severe storms are becoming more frequent, and the 2024 election cycle is expected to introduce new challenges. Staying resilient requires companies to adopt a proactive and agile approach to addressing emerging risks. How can organizations ensure they are prepared to handle these increasing challenges? Sean McDevitt, the Director of Product Marketing at Everbridge explains the critical need for agility and proactive measures. He stresses the importance of moving beyond reactive responses and focusing on real-time risk management strategies to maintain efficiency in uncertain times. "A lot of organizations have historically been very reactive in how they responded to these things, which means that we’re already too late. We’re going to be moving away from our operational efficiency. So, being as proactive as possible is going to be the key and I think being able to rely on a partner that is already vetting a lot of the risk intel on your behalf, making sure that it’s real before you ever have to take action, makes sure that organizations can concentrate on what’s actually impacting them versus what’s the noise that’s in the space and what’s happening out there,” McDevitt said. Being as proactive as possible is going to be the key and I think being able to rely on a partner that is already vetting a lot of the risk intel on your behalf, making sure that it’s real before you ever have to take action, makes sure that organizations can concentrate on what’s actually impacting them versus what’s the noise that’s in the space and what’s happening out there.— Sean McDevitt, Director of Product Marketing at Everbridge

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