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AI Can’t Read the Room: Why Human Facilitators Are Still the Most Powerful Tool in Crisis Preparedness
By an exercise facilitator who has run hundreds of simulations, watched leadership teams under pressure, and learned one essential truth: when people are stressed, technology steps aside and the human…
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 strategically in a crisis, and very often have knowledge of Situational…
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”.
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 variety of exercises are conducted to test those plans…
Business Continuity Management (BCM) Lifecycle Overview
In this second episode of the Whiteboard Wednesday video series, Rob Burton discusses the BCM Lifecycle.
The Insider Threat: Early Indicators To Workplace Violence During An Age of Uncertainty
Has your organization prepared for an insider threat workplace violence scenario? The most recent shootings at the Virginia Beach Municipal Public Works Building and the Earl Cabell Federal Building in Dallas are a stark, yet painful reminder that security leaders and the public at large must be ever vigilant…
VIDEO: Catching Up With Rob Burton – California Earthquakes and PreparedEx
Catching up with Rob Burton – California earthquakes, new PreparedEx content and more!