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CC Series Short: Tabletop Exercise Advantages

The goal of the tabletop exercise is to improve both your crisis plan and the functioning of your response team thereby strengthening your organization’s immunity to crisis. When a crisis strikes, and it most assuredly will at some point, your crisis plan and crisis response team will be as prepared as they possibly can be…

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CC Series Short: Why is it a Missed Opportunity?

In the previous CC Series Short, Missed Opportunities During Tabletop Exercises, Rob touched on why crisis simulation exercises don’t go well. In this short video clip, Rob Burton goes further into some of the reasons why. Do you have questions regarding Crisis Simulation Exercises?  Contact us today!

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CC Series Short: The Tabletop Exercise

The Tabletop Exercise is a facilitated, group analysis of an emergency situation in an informal, stress-free environment. The Tabletop Exercise is designed for examination of operational plans, problem identification, and in-depth problem solving. In this short video clip from the Crisis Coordinator Webinar Series, Rob Burton describes the most common and widely used exercise type,…

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CC Series Short: Crisis Simulation Exercise Types – An Overview

All organizations have a responsibility to plan and prepare for crises, but few know how to do it effectively. Crisis simulations are an excellent training tool that can be used to develop relationships among team members, employees and other stakeholders. It also provides practice for those responsible for managing crises so they feel more confident…

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How to Activate Your Crisis Team: Emergency Notification and Communication Strategies

In any crisis, the first few minutes are the most important. That is why it is so important to have a process in place for activating your crisis team. This includes sending out emergency notifications and organizing communication among team members. Without an activation process, you risk wasting valuable time trying to get your team…

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The 5 Steps to Creating a Better Prepared Crisis Management Team

In today’s environment, it is important that businesses prepare themselves for a crisis. There are many ways to do this, but one of the most overlooked ones is having a crisis management team in place. The five steps to creating a better prepared crisis management team starts with understanding the current capabilities from what training…

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The Importance of Simulation Exercises for Your Organization

It’s time to take a step back and look at all of the contingencies that you have in place. How are your employees trained? What is your plan for when an emergency situation arises? You may think that it will never happen, but who would’ve thought we’d be dealing with natural disasters like Hurricane Elsa…

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3 Reasons You Should Include Critical Stakeholders in Crisis Exercises

Are you aware of who your critical stakeholders are? If not, you should be. Critical partners provide a number of services that might be vital to your organizations response to crises. These can include anything from IT support and infrastructure for data or voice communications, operational coordination with other parts of the organization, and much…

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Crisis Exercise Simulations Strengthen Relationships and Confidence

All organizations have a responsibility to plan and prepare for crises, but few know how to do it effectively. Crisis simulations are an excellent training tool that can be used to develop relationships among team members, employees and other stakeholders. It also provides practice for those responsible for managing crises so they feel more confident…