Guest contributor: Jo Detavernier, SCMP, APR – Principal with Detavernier Strategic Communication Post-mortems are very popular management tools among communicators, including crisis communications professionals, and for good reason: They are crucial to the continuing improvement of processes and tools, as we explained in this article. Many crisis communications manuals will actually contain a template for…
In this, our 66th episode, Rob Burton discusses the difference between the Crisis Leader and the Crisis Communicator. In this short podcast, Rob describes the difference and provides a list of the different responsivities of each role.
Creating a crisis management simulation exercise for your company for the first time can be a daunting task that requires time and resources. When preparing these sessions it is important to understand what resources exist to assist with the successful planning and delivery of the event. Here are three resources that might help…
Are you looking to hire the next crisis management or resilience officer for your organization? Are you looking for a new challenge within the world of business continuity, risk or cyber-security? This podcast provides a great insight into what employers are looking for as well as what a prospective employee should be doing to improve his…
In episode 20 of our Whiteboard Wednesday video series, Rob chats again from home about the importance of building and maintaining your crisis management skills in between exercises.
In this 19th episode of our Whiteboard Wednesday video series, Rob has a chat from home about the importance of documenting your training and exercises.
It’s a busy end of the year for PreparedEx! Rob Burton talks recent exercises, FirstLook, our self-guided exercise package, and Whiteboard Wednesday.
In the 18th episode of our Whiteboard Wednesday video series, Rob discusses Exercise Logistics – when, where, technology, materials, security requirements, etc.
In the 17th episode of our Whiteboard Wednesday video series, Rob discusses the Exercise Control Team, which is the group responsible for creating, delivering and evaluating the exercise.
In the 16th episode of our Whiteboard Wednesday video series, Rob discusses a few ideas to help generate your scenario.