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Meet ResilPro360 QuickScore™: A Faster Way to Measure Resilience Readiness
Organizations today face a growing range of disruptions, from cyber incidents and supply chain failures to severe weather events, workforce challenges, and reputational crises. Most leaders understand the importance of…
Social Media – A Double-Edged Sword
How will your organization handle social media during a crisis? David Kalson of PreparedEx recently presented, “The Internet, Social Media, and Crisis Communications”, at the International Crisis Management Conference in Boston this past April. During his presentation, he discussed the pros and cons of social media during a crisis. Negatives:…
The 3 Year Crisis Management Exercise Program
A Three-Year Crisis Simulation Exercise Program That Validates Preparedness is an Approach Every Organization Should Take Does your organization just “check the box” when it comes to conducting crisis simulation exercises? Do you really understand the true value of conducting effective simulation exercises? Do you take the annual “one…
Effective Enterprise Risk Management Includes Crisis Preparedness
The media continue to be filled with stories about companies that fail to manage crisis situations, costing them millions in damage, fines and reparations, lost revenue and lost jobs. Many of those failures can be tracked to a few common causes: 1) lack of attention to the identification and assessment…
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 training and information. Here are few scenarios that could slow down,…
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 screening, terrorists view outside perimeters…
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 billion USD, a large portion of which occurs…