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Crisis Management Planning for the Traveling Employee
Traveling in this dynamic and unpredictable world can present many challenges. Some destinations can present more challenges than others. That’s why preparedness is key. Organizations have a duty of care to ensure traveling employees are provided with the right...
Rob Burton Talks Travel Security
Organizations have the responsibility to prepare their employees to travel on their behalf. Working in certain locations present various threats that may require a response from the employee and organization. Knowing what threats to prepare for is essential. In this...
What Can Crisis Planners Learn from the Manchester Terror Bombing?
As painful as it is to replay in our minds the recent terror bombing in Manchester, crisis planners are obligated to study it. Two lessons jump out: Lesson 1: Outside perimeters, by definition, are not secure Without having to pass through any sort of security...
An Interview with Crisis Management Expert Aaron Duncan
Corporate crisis management planning and response capabilities is a responsibility that organizations should take seriously. Leaders that have the accountability to prepare their organization's assets and personnel for various situations must consider the implications...
United States – Canada: Cross Border Emergency Response Interoperability Mutual Aid Preserving Economic Stability
The United States and Canada have a long history of working together to ensure that, should there be a major incident, frameworks exist to enable joint response, across the international boundary. In 2016, total bilateral trade in goods and services exceeded $635...
Horizon Scanning – An Important Crisis Management Tool
In episode 31 of the PreparedEx Podcast, Rob Burton discusses Horizon Scanning and how it can help improve an organization's ability to identify threats before they happen. Rob describes who should be represented during the horizon scanning sessions, how often the...
What Is Horizon Scanning?
During the month of May, Rob Burton is focusing on Horizon Scanning and why this tool should be implemented into your crisis management team's tool kit. Predicting Crises Through Horizon Scanning Horizon Scanning is a systematic examination of potential threats,...
4 Reasons Crisis Scenario Planning is Effective
An Organization is Not “Crisis Ready” Unless it Validates Plans and Teams Through Crisis Simulation Exercises on an Ongoing Basis Do your crisis simulation exercises really engage your team members? Are they impactful in a way that your leadership team wants to invest...
An Interview with Kathleen Lucey
Business continuity is an integral part of any organization. Those that do it well invest in their people and ultimately in the security of the organization's future. Those that don’t do it well, and those that don’t do it at all, run the risk of creating an...
The Role of the Crisis Leader Versus the Crisis Communicator
A Crisis Leader Needs to Think Strategically and Make Key Decisions for the Overall Management and Response Being able to coordinate multiple functional areas of an organization during a crisis requires detailed preparation. The CMT (Crisis Management Team) should...