Hospital

Hospital Emergency Management Scenarios: Using Tabletop Exercises for Preparedness

In today’s rapidly changing world, hospitals and healthcare facilities face an ever-increasing range of challenges, from natural disasters to public health crises. To effectively respond to these emergencies, hospitals must have robust emergency management plans in place. One valuable tool in this arsenal is the Emergency Action Plan (EAP), which outlines the procedures and protocols…

Crisis Management

The Value Proposition: Investing in Professionally Designed Tabletop Crisis Management Workshops

A company’s ability to respond effectively to crises significantly impacts its longevity and reputation. While internal training initiatives can contribute to building resilience, there’s an overarching necessity for specialized, expert-guided instruction – particularly with complex endeavors such as tabletop crisis management workshops. Investing in professionally designed and executed training provides optimal outcomes and is a…

issue management

6 Steps to Developing a Powerful Issue Management Program

Guest contributor: Jo Detavernier, SCMP, APR – Owner of Detavernier Strategic Communication Issue management has always been a neglected management discipline and companies have often paid dearly for neglecting to look after their reputational issues. While issues might be less urgent than crises, an ill managed issue can escalate into a full blown crisis necessitating…

crisis management

The Top Five Benefits of Conducting Crisis Management Tabletop Exercises 

Crisis management is an essential aspect of running a successful organization. The ability to effectively respond to unexpected situations can determine the survival and continuity of any business. One of the most valuable tools in the crisis management arsenal is the tabletop exercise. These simulated scenarios help organizations prepare for potential crises by testing their…

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CC Series Short: Step 2 – Exercise & Scenario Design

Once the main objectives of the exercise are decided, the exercise scenario can then be developed. A scenario provides at least two important services. First, it supplies a plausible starting point or setting for the exercise participants to examine particular challenges as well as responses to a crisis (e.g., hurricane, flooding, earthquake, explosion, cyberattack, workplace…

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CC Series Short: 5-Step Process, Step One – Initial Preparation (Part 1)

As a tool, tabletop exercises, when run effectively and correctly, can be extremely impactful not just to the team, but for the organization. However, as a facilitator of these events, you only have one short window to attain interest and commitment for future sessions. This is a vital step in your journey to building a…

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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: 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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Why Ownership Is So Important In Crisis Management

Article written by Dani Andrews There are different approaches an organization can follow for crisis management.  As we mentioned in “Role of the Crisis Coordinator”, for example, the company can designate an individual to prepare a Crisis Management Team. However, success, in the end, relies on the capacity of the leader to go beyond ownership….