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The 5 Levels of Simulation Exercises
All organizations should consider the advantages of implementing a comprehensive exercise program rather than focusing on singular periodic simulation exercises. Whether they are a start-up company, an older well-established company, an organization undergoing...
Principles of Crisis Management
In week five of the Whiteboard Wednesday video series, Rob discusses his "checklist" for the Principles of Crisis Management. ...
Setting the Operational Rhythm
In this fourth installment of the Whiteboard Wednesday video series, Rob discusses setting the operational rhythm of your briefing cycle and how to maintain the discipline. https://vimeo.com/346174954
Behavioral Assumptions & Crisis: Impact on Mass Casualty Critical Incident Response & Mental Health Support
Sandy Hook, Boston, Las Vegas, Parkland and Pittsburgh. Those locations now have secondary meanings; mass casualty events. Each having their own community impact and recovery process. Response plans are created during the calm and quiet of a work day. A...
10 Benefits of Crisis Simulation Exercises
When is the last time your organization ran a crisis simulation exercise? While the reasons are many, some that serve as a foundation for a strategic-based approach to tabletop exercise programs include: Provides an Opportunity to Review and Analyze Risk In...
The Crisis Simulation – Scenario Planning
Crisis simulation scenarios provide at least two important services - First, it provides a plausible starting point or setting for the exercise participants to examine particular challenges as well as responses to a crisis (e.g., hurricane, flooding,...
How Crisis Communicators Become Biased
Guest contributor: Jo Detavernier, SCMP, APR – Owner of Detavernier Strategic Communication Most communicators in large organizations who take the helm during a crisis have been well prepared for the moment. They have been sufficiently trained to think...
Crisis Leadership – An Interview with Former CSO of Microsoft – Mike Howard
Many leaders are not ready to face a crisis due to lack of experience. If you think about the large-scale crises that have taken place in recent years, you’ll notice a pattern of poor decision-making throughout most of those events. Poor decisions are often made...
Crisis Teams: Do Everything Right and Still Suffer the Consequences
The presence of dangerous substances in industrial facilities located close to population centers presents inescapable challenges for crisis planners and crisis teams. Any accident at such a facility, even when no dangerous toxins have been released, will be...
Role of the Crisis Coordinator
In this third installment of the Whiteboard Wednesday video series, Rob discusses the role of the Crisis Coordinator, from horizon scanning, through recovery and "lessons learned". [video width="1280" height="720"...