Exercise Process
In this 14th episode of the Whiteboard Wednesday video series, Rob discusses the 5-steps of the Exercise Process.
As we start this years Olympics and millions of people converge on Rio, the publicity machine is starting its usual move into overdrive-both negative and positive. Already the media doom mongers are running stories (and have been for some time) that it will be a disaster and that Brazil isn’t ready for the Games. Turn…
The ability to understand and act on information quickly is one of the most important skills during any crisis. Without information, Situational Awareness can’t be achieved. In this short video, Rob Burton discusses how you can manage information better so that your organization can create a Common Operating Picture, which helps especially when dealing with…
In this third installment of the Whiteboard Wednesday video series, Rob discusses the role of the Crisis Coordinator, from horizon scanning, through recovery and “lessons learned”.
Some major corporations have formal crisis management teams with very experienced employees that have been exposed to various corporate crises throughout their careers. However, a significant number of organizations don’t have any crisis management capability at all. Or, if they have a capability in place, they have a less-than-effective program because of poor planning, ineffective…
During an incident it is imperative that the CMT (Crisis Management Team) has good overall Situational Awareness throughout the whole event. This will allow leaders to better understand the situation enabling them to make well informed and accurate decisions. In this short video clip from the Crisis Coordinator Webinar Series, Rob Burton defines Situational Awareness…
A key tool in the creation of full-scale simulation exercises is the Exercise Plan. Simulation exercises, especially those that are full scale, typically take months to plan and need to be well designed. Having an Exercise Plan will help you stay organized and on track as you make your way through this process. In this…