When floodwaters rise, so do the stakes for businesses. For corporate crisis managers, a major flood is more than a natural disaster—it’s a real-time stress test of operational resilience and strategic clarity. This blog unpacks how to respond, recover, and reinforce continuity in the wake of flooding events. Phase 1: Immediate Response – Activate Crisis…
In this episode of the PreparedEx podcast, we dive into the world of crisis and business continuity exercises with Charlie Maclean-Bristol, founder of PlanB Consulting. With his extensive experience in designing exercises that challenge and prepare organizations for crises, Charlie shares invaluable insights on best practices, overcoming common challenges, and the importance of realism. Whether…
In today’s unpredictable world, resilience is more than a buzzword; it’s a business necessity. Organizations face growing risks from natural disasters and cyberattacks to supply chain disruptions and reputational crises. But here’s the good news: investing in resilience doesn’t just protect your organization—it can also deliver a measurable return on investment (ROI). Let’s explore how…
In this milestone 150th episode of the PreparedEx podcast, we’re excited to unveil the 10th Annual International Crisis Management Conference. Discover what’s in store for this year’s event, including key themes, speakers, and networking opportunities that make this conference a must-attend for resilience and crisis management professionals. Tune in to hear how this decade-long tradition…
In episode 144 of the PreparedEx podcast, we delve into the critical role of Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) in disaster response, focusing on the recent experiences during Hurricane Helene. FEMA’s push for PPP over the past several years has laid the groundwork, but it’s during real-world events that the actual value of these partnerships becomes evident….
Your Path to Crisis Management Excellence Starts Here In today’s unpredictable world, crisis preparedness is critical to organizational success. PreparedEx is proud to introduce vExPro™, a best-in-class service designed to elevate your crisis management capabilities through expertly crafted exercises, continuous support, and strategic advisory. What is vExPro™? vExPro™ isn’t just another crisis management service—it’s a…
Tabletop exercises are an essential part of emergency preparedness and business continuity planning for building management teams. These exercises help to identify potential gaps in response plans, improve communication, and assess overall readiness for various emergency scenarios. This blog will focus on a fire scenario, its potential impacts on business continuity and life safety, and…
By: Mark Hoffman, MBCI, CBCP Recently, a client asked me to review a Cybersecurity Response Plan template that they had purchased from a ‘leading’ research organization. This 21-page document was intended to be used by my client’s IT department in response to a successful cyberattack against their organization. It is not my intent to bash…
Guest Author – Natalia Andrew Any unforeseen event that causes fear and anxiety, and threatens to destabilize a company is called a business crisis. Through proper training, contingency planning, and sharp decision-making, many established businesses have been able to weather these crises over the years. Below we’ve outlined the most common examples that business managers…
Guest author: Ayme Zemke, 2020 has delivered a health crisis, an economic crisis and a social justice crisis. This unprecedented combination of crises and the widespread severity is something even the most senior crisis management professionals have never encountered in their careers. And something even the best crisis management preparedness plans could not have…