Setting the Operational Rhythm
In this fourth installment of the Whiteboard Wednesday video series, Rob discusses setting the operational rhythm of your briefing cycle and how to maintain the discipline.
Imagine This… You’re halfway through your morning coffee (or tea, if you’re British like me) when your trading platform suddenly goes dark. No alerts. No recovery plan. Key clients are freaking out; one even turns to Twitter to vent. Sound familiar? It’s not fiction—this happened when FIS, a major financial‐services technology vendor, suffered a power…
These Seven Tips Will Help You Create Impactful and Memorable Crisis Simulation Tabletop Exercises 1. Ensure your tabletop exercise gets off to a good start by doing this…. Ensure you invite the right audience. This may seem obvious, but I have seen tabletop exercises fail when the they include functions that are not engaged throughout…
In today’s ever-changing business landscape, companies are expected to operate smoothly, no matter the circumstances. One element essential for this seamless operation is a well-prepared crisis and emergency plan. Unfortunately, many businesses lean on generic scenarios, which may not adequately address their unique challenges and potential risks. In this article, we’ll delve into the advantages…
New and potentially more dangerous kinds of crises, politically driven crises, are today threatening businesses as well as most other types of organizations. We’re not referring here to macro political crises such wars or revolutions, which would obviously hinder operations, and should of course be planned for if your organization operates in unstable areas. We’re…
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!
Organizations have the responsibility to prepare their employees to travel on their behalf. Working in certain locations present various threats that may require a response from the employee and organization. Knowing what threats to prepare for is essential. In this podcast, we review how one can prepare themselves before they travel as well as some…
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