Horizon Scanning
In this 8th episode of the Whiteboard Wednesday video series, Rob talks all about Horizon Scanning.
“Understanding our vulnerabilities requires visibility throughout the whole organization.”
Organizations That Want to Survive Significant Operational and Reputational Damage Need to Implement a Complete Crisis Management Program Your crisis management program creation journey starts here… We hope you’re reading this article because your organization and its leadership have signed off on the company creating a crisis management program, or there was some other…
Mark Hoffman, who we interviewed this past summer for the PreparedEx Podcast, wrote a great article for the International Crisis Management Conference (ICMC), “Ransomware as a Crisis“. In his article, Mark discusses the importance of cyber security in your crisis management program as well as the tool he developed, the Cyber Security Playbook, which walks the Crisis…
At the end of your exercise, it is the time to gather information to be included in the After Action Report (AAR). To prepare the AAR, exercise evaluators analyze data collected from the hot wash, debrief, Participant Feedback Forms, and other sources (e.g., plans, policies, procedures, criteria developed for the exercise, standards within the industry,…
There are many skills and personal traits that leaders should have in everyday business. During a crisis, a leader needs to have a range of specific traits that are crucial to the management of the incident. Here are three of those traits based on my personal experience from both the military and corporate environments: 1…
All organizations have a responsibility to plan and prepare for crises, but few know how to do it effectively. Crisis simulations are an excellent training tool that can be used to develop relationships among team members, employees and other stakeholders. It also provides practice for those responsible for managing crises so they feel more confident…
Guest contributor: Jo Detavernier, SCMP, APR – Owner of Detavernier Strategic Communication Issue management has always been a neglected management discipline and companies have often paid dearly for neglecting to look after their reputational issues. While issues might be less urgent than crises, an ill managed issue can escalate into a full blown crisis necessitating…
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