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Enhancing Response Effectiveness Through Monitoring and Corrective Actions
Enhancing an organization's effectiveness to respond through the use of monitoring and a corrective action process – by troubleshooting operations. By assessing the level of functioning, and using corrective actions during the response effort, an organization can...
Dallas Sniper Shooting – Interview with Nick LaGrassa
In this our 67th episode we look at the Dallas sniper shooting that took place on July 7th, 2016. Nick LaGrassa who was a Senior Emergency Management Specialist for the City of Dallas during the event will walk us through what happened and what lessons...
Crisis Simulation Exercise Design & Delivery Process
Prior to designing your Crisis Simulation Tabletop Exercise, ensure you understand the end-to-end process that you intend to use. This can be as easy as a four step process as I describe within this short post. Step 1 - Compose Develop your exercise objectives...
Why Crisis Communicators Should Consider Pre-mortems
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...
Crisis Leader Versus Crisis Communicator
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.
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...