Aug 1, 2016 | Crisis Communications, Crisis Management
As is painfully well known to many companies that have endured crises, social media can be a troublemaker: An irate consumer posts a recording she captured of some impolite customer service she experienced from your company, and it’s being re-Tweeted ad nauseum. Or, a...
Jul 18, 2016 | Crisis Management, Emergency Management, Exercises, Security, Tabletop Exercises
Does your organization have a workplace violence policy? Are there procedures to follow? Has your organization conducted an active shooter or other violent intruder drills or exercises? Are your staff and other key stakeholders prepared for such an attack? How would...
Jul 12, 2016 | Podcast, Security
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | RSSViolent situations can happen at a moment’s notice and are typically planned events. Dallas police just experienced an active shooter situation that took five police officers lives...
May 31, 2016 | Crisis Communications, Emergency Management, Podcast, Security
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | RSSAccording to Wikipedia, Hurricane Sandy (unofficially known as “Superstorm Sandy”) was the deadliest and most destructive hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season,...
May 17, 2016 | Crisis Management, Exercises, Podcast, Tabletop Exercises
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | RSSIn episode 14 of the PreparedEx podcast we discuss the development of a hurricane exercise and scenario. We walk through the various stages of creating the objectives and scenario as...
