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Four Reasons You Need to Attend Crisis Management Conferences
Warning: The following reveals a deep and personal secret of the author. Proceed at your own risk. There is a commercial airing right now where a girl says “when I had acne, I made up all kinds of excuses to stay in.” The commercial cuts to her saying things...
3 Resources to Help Create Your First Crisis Simulation Exercise
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...
The Crisis Management Job Market – An Interview With Cheyene Marling
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...
Corporate Wargames – Lessons 5 & 6
Click HERE is you missed Corporate Wargames – Lessons 1 & 2 Click HERE is you missed Corporate Wargames – Lessons 3 & 4 Lesson Five – Exercise / Wargame Hot Wash A hot wash is the "after-action" discussions and evaluations of an organization’s...
Holiday Preparedness – No Time For A Crisis Managers Vacation
The holiday season is in full swing - people are traveling, spending time with loved ones, relaxing and reflecting on an almost complete year. Offices are more often filled with parties than with meetings. It is a time for joy, a time for cheer (to borrow some...
Building and Maintaining Crisis Management Skills
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. https://vimeo.com/374683761
The Importance of Documenting Training and 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. https://vimeo.com/372778525
PreparedEx Fall Update
It's a busy end of the year for PreparedEx! Rob Burton talks recent exercises, FirstLook, our self-guided exercise package, and Whiteboard Wednesday. https://vimeo.com/371408491
Corporate Wargames – Lessons 3 & 4
Click HERE is you missed Corporate Wargames – Lessons 1 & 2 Lesson Three - Exercise Program vs. Singular Exercises A bottom up approach works well when a company or organization wants to exercise their response to a disruption of business operations at the...
Exercise Logistics
In the 18th episode of our Whiteboard Wednesday video series, Rob discusses Exercise Logistics - when, where, technology, materials, security requirements, etc. https://vimeo.com/369448322