In episode 28 of the PreparedEx podcast series, Managing Director, Rob Burton, discusses the crisis management briefing cycle. The briefing cycle is a disciplined crisis management activity that if implemented into a crisis team’s DNA, will increase their overall ability to respond to, and manage crises. This disciplined activity is taken from the military. Armies…
Communities are not just made up of homes and apartments. Many communities have businesses that provide jobs and other services to those communities. Major cities have businesses that are heavily integrated into their communities and so do some smaller cities and even towns. It’s imperative that businesses understand their communities and it is equally important…
Being able to prepare for, manage and recover from a crisis, is becoming a necessity for every organizations. As an incident starts to unfold, crisis team members need to act quickly to ensure they are in a position to manage the event in a cohesive manner. The pace and intensity of a crisis can be…
When was the last time you looked at your security from a hostile’s perspective? Have you ever? The majority of hostiles go through an online reconnaissance of their targets before they attack. In fact, many will review various targets online first to see what they can obtain in terms of security at those locations. If…
Violent 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 during a peaceful demonstration. How do you prepare yourself and your organization for violent attacks? Do you have a process for evaluating your organization’s ability to respond to…
In episode 17 of the PreparedEx podcast, we discuss five security tips for the business traveler. Although we focus on the business traveler, anyone travelling for pleasure may also find this useful. When traveling to a foreign place on business or for pleasure, it is important that you understand the inherent dangers associated with that…
Many organizations have international operations as well as other requirements for their workforce to travel on their behalf. To ensure that employees are safe while travelling, it is incumbent upon the employer to provide those travelling employees with the necessary resources to ensure they’re protected from the various threats they may face. Different destinations present…
In episode 12 of the PreparedEx podcast we discuss exercise objectives. One of the most important, if not the most important step, in the design and preparation of an exercise is to determine exercise objective(s). It is not unusual for individuals planning an exercise to want to begin by focusing on a specific scenario. While…