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Is Your Crisis Communications Pitch Perfect?
Guest contributor: Jo Detavernier, SCMP, APR – Owner of Detavernier Strategic Communication Over the last few decades, crisis communicators have been handed from academics different empirically validated theories that help them make the best possible choices in a...
Tabletop Exercise – Pros and Cons
Advantages and Disadvantage of the Tabletop Exercise I came across some information regarding the main advantages and disadvantages of tabletop exercises. I decided to expand on the list based on my experience and knowledge of conducting these types of exercises...
FirstLook – Customized Crisis Simulation Exercises
FirstLook is a customized crisis simulation exercise that is created by PreparedEx and delivered by you. Unlike exercises that are delivered using PowerPoint decks that never engage your teams, FirstLook is a series of dynamic and thought-provoking injects that create...
Return-to-Office: Q & A with Mark and Milena
Series authors: Mark Hoffman and Milena Maneva Previous article: Return-to-Office: Sample Return-to-Office Protocol This is the final installment of our five-part series on Return-to-Office. Milena and I want to thank you for following our series and...
Near Horizon – A COVID-19 Recovery Exercise
So many business continuity issues must be considered over the next few weeks and months - - ranging from business survival, protecting employee health, protecting existing customer relations while gaining new ones, protecting supply chains, liquidity and so on. Near...
Return-to-Office: Sample Return-to-Office Protocol
Series authors: Milena Maneva and Mark Hoffman This is the fourth article in a five-part series on returning to the office. Previous article: Return-to-Office: Preparing your Environment Communicating to all key stakeholders is important, despite the limited...
Return-to-Office: Preparing your Environment
Series authors: Mark Hoffman and Milena Maneva This is the third article in a five-part series on returning to the office. Previous article: Return-to-Office: Protecting Your People It is time to think about office space There is an interesting debate taking...
Crisis Intervention and Hostage Negotiation – An Interview with Dr. Andy Young
We recently had Mental Health Awareness Week so this podcast interview is timely. Dr. Andy Young joined me from Texas to describe his experiences as a hostage and crisis negotiator. Some of his experiences were life changing for him personally and those that were on...
Return-to-Office: Protecting Your People
Series authors: Milena Maneva and Mark Hoffman This is the second article in a five part series on returning to the office. Previous article: Welcome to the “Return-to-Office” Five-part Series People, people, people! It is all about the people. An...
Welcome to the “Return-to-Office” Five-part Series
Series authors: Mark Hoffman and Milena Maneva “Does anybody know what DAY it is?” is becoming a common question, with everyday looking and feeling the same. Back in the 1970s, the band Chicago had a hit song called “Does Anybody Know What Time It...