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Looking Back to Move Forward: What 2025 Reinforced About Crisis Preparedness
As the year draws to a close, it is natural for organizations to reflect on what they accomplished, what they endured, and what still feels unresolved. For many leadership teams,…
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 essential resilience and recovery strategy should include protecting…
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 Is?” – similar…
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 almost every sector. One of the key gaps we see…
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 purpose, you should try to clearly define…
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. Q: What is Psychological Safety and how can it be observed in the…
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 Business Continuity Plans (BCPs) were either not developed or were out of date.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 remains up-to-date and is regularly validated…