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4 Crisis Management Gaps That Require Your Attention
Have you identified what your biggest challengers are when it comes to crisis management preparedness? At PreparedEx, we have thousands of hours of experience analyzing crisis management programs and have created a list of critical gaps that exist throughout...
Operationalizing Resilience an Interview with Robert Fagan
COVID19 has presented many challenges for organizations and their workforce. One of those challenges is the psychological impact. We all process stress differently. Some can manage it better than others. It’s important that leaders understand what kind of pressure...
5 Questions To Ask Prior To Your Tabletop Exercise
When planning your tabletop exercise, consider asking these 5 questions: 1. Why are we conducting this exercise? Is this a request from senior management or has it come down from the board? Is it a new internal or externally regulated requirement? Whatever the...
The Challenges of Transitioning to Recovery from COVID19 – An Interview with Michael Gladstone
COVID19 has shown many businesses that they were not prepared for some of the impacts caused by the pandemic. Those businesses that learn from these impacts will be better prepared for a second wave and for the next pandemic. In our 71st podcast we interview Michael...
INTERVIEW: Expert, Viviane Vicente, Discusses Psychological Safety
Viviane Vicente, founder of Rispetto Consulting®, an advisory firm designed to help individuals and organizations navigate the globalized world and enhance their leadership potential, discusses Psychological Safety and why it is important for teams in the workplace....
Transitioning from the Military – an Interview with Joe Barker
I remember the time I transitioned from the military into civilian life and it wasn’t easy. It was a challenging time for me due to the many unknows like job security and housing which has always been provided to me. In this episode of the podcast, we interview Joe...
5 Easy Steps for Validating a Business Continuity Plan with Tabletop Exercises
The recent COVID-19 pandemic has shown that many organizations were not prepared to respond to and manage the impacts caused by the virus. Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) were either not developed or were out of date. That’s why it’s essential that your BCP...
Crisis Exercise Design – The MSEL
The Master Sequence of Events List (MSEL), is the primary document used to manage an exercise, to know when events are expected to occur, and to know when to insert injects (information) into the exercise. A summary version of a MSEL document can also be used...
Enhancing Business Resilience – Interview with Rina Singh
“The KEY INGREDIENT TOWARDS A RESILIENT CULTURE is resiliency through relationships.” This is one of Rina Singh’s quotes that makes a lot of sense especially after you listen to her speak on our 68th podcast. Rina talks about the Coronavirus, people being central to...
Training Methods: Breakout Groups
During an exercise or war game there will often occur a key decision point when it becomes necessary or more time efficient to break out some of the participants into a separate smaller group, often called a “breakout group.” This small group can be very...