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The Risk Landscape Has Changed: What the Iran Conflict Means for Your Organization’s Exposure
When Geopolitics Becomes a Business Disruption In 2026, organizations including Stryker Corporation were reported to have experienced cyber incidents linked to Iranian-aligned threat actors, alongside confirmed targeting of U.S. water…
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 improvement of processes and tools, as we explained in this article. Many crisis communications manuals will…
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 planning and delivery of the event. Here are…
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 performance following an exercise/war game,…
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 sentimental lines),…
Building and Maintaining Crisis Management Skills
In episode 20 of our Whiteboard Wednesday video series, Rob chats again from home about the importance of building and maintaining your crisis management skills in between exercises.