There a number of reasons why crisis simulation exercises don’t go well. In this short video clip from the Crisis Coordinator Webinar Series, Rob Burton discusses some of these reasons. Do you have questions regarding Crisis Simulation Exercises? Contact us today!
In episode 82 Rob discusses what the team has learned so far with regards to running virtual exercises throughout COVID. He touches on why it’s important to continue to scenario plan as well as what platform have worked best and their features.
In this 19th episode of our Whiteboard Wednesday video series, Rob has a chat from home about the importance of documenting your training and exercises.
PreparedEx has thousands of hours of preparedness experience in continuity planning, running drills, functional exercises, tabletop exercises, and corporate wargames. The methods we employ have their genesis in the age-old military wargames. Our techniques are far less expensive, and much more quickly applied, than actually building and testing a new concept or technology….
“Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.” ~ Stephen Covey After leaving the military in 2001, it took me several years to adapt to the corporate world. The changes varied from the difference in discipline to the style of leadership. I joined the British Army as…
When a Special Operations (Spec Ops) Team deploys, they are usually well prepared and have analyzed as many contingencies (the what if’s) as they possibly can. The success of these operations is down to many factors such as accurate and timely intelligence as well as a strong support system. Not all spec ops teams…
In our 59th podcast, we look at some of the most common gaps that crisis management teams face when preparing themselves and their organizations. 2018 was another year of large disasters from the wildfires in California, the large earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia that led to over 2000 known deaths. We had hurricane Michael that…
Recently I was running a hurricane drill for a client in the Caribbean and they were inspecting their campus to see what debris needed to be removed. Each year, as part of the drill, we look for things that could ‘float or fly’ during a hurricane and make plans for proper storage or disposal. This…
In a crisis situation, speed of the operational response and clarity of initial communications, both internal and external, are essential. A Crisis Preparedness Plan provides a structure and process that coordinates all levels of the organization and puts the company back on the path to full recovery as quickly as possible. Here are six…
It’s been a busy year for crises for people and companies alike. Some of the largest, best-known brands found themselves under fire for months, many with a series of scandals that just kept coming. Some of these crises were caused directly by the caught-on-video bad behavior of key executives, such as Uber’s founder and former…