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A Comprehensive Guide to Running a Tabletop Exercise for Earthquake Preparedness in Your Business
Earthquakes can strike without warning, causing immense damage to businesses and putting lives at risk. Being prepared for such events is critical for ensuring the safety of your employees and the continuity of your operations. One of the most effective ways to...
Crafting Your First Exercise Program: The 5 Essential Pre-Exercise Elements
In this episode, Rob takes you through the critical steps to consider before diving into your first exercise program. He shares the importance of gaining internal support, assessing your existing expertise, and mapping out the program's objectives and scope. Rob also...
Tabletop Exercise: Fire Scenario for Building Management Team
Tabletop exercises are an essential part of emergency preparedness and business continuity planning for building management teams. These exercises help to identify potential gaps in response plans, improve communication, and assess overall readiness for various...
A Decade On: Reflecting on the West Fertilizer Explosion and the Lessons Learned
By Shane.torgerson - Aerial photo taken from my plane. Previously published: Facebook and Flickr, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25727808 April 17th, 2023, marks the tenth anniversary of the West Fertilizer Company explosion and fire,...
Crisis Management Lessons from the Boston Marathon Bombings: A Decade LaterÂ
This month marks the 10-year anniversary of the tragic Boston Marathon bombings, which occurred on April 15, 2013. Two pressure cooker bombs exploded near the finish line, killing three people and injuring over 260 others. The bombings were a shocking act of terror...
Mastering Cybersecurity Incident Response: Planning, Training, and Exercises for a Resilient OrganizationÂ
In today's digital age, cyber threats are becoming increasingly prevalent, sophisticated, and potentially devastating to businesses and organizations of all sizes. As a result, it is crucial for organizations to establish a robust cybersecurity incident response plan,...
6 Steps to Developing a Powerful Issue Management Program
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...
The Impact on Communities When Businesses Don’t Prepare: An Interview with Steve Kuhr
In Episode 116 of the podcast, we interviewed Steve Kuhr CEO of Kuhr Group, LLC. Here’s the questions we posed to Steve:  Before we get into community resilience, can you set the stage in terms of what a strong emergency preparedness program looks like for a...
The Top Five Benefits of Conducting Crisis Management Tabletop ExercisesÂ
Crisis management is an essential aspect of running a successful organization. The ability to effectively respond to unexpected situations can determine the survival and continuity of any business. One of the most valuable tools in the crisis management arsenal is the...
Crisis Management Functional Exercises
Crisis management exercises are an essential component of any organization's preparedness strategy. These exercises allow teams to test their crisis response plans, identify areas for improvement, and build the skills and confidence needed to respond effectively to a...