5 Different Types of Business Crises

5 Different Types of Business Crises

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...
Why Crisis Communicators Should Consider Pre-mortems

Why Crisis Communicators Should Consider Pre-mortems

Guest contributor: Jo Detavernier, SCMP, APR – Principal with Detavernier Strategic Communication Post-mortems are very popular management tools among communicators, including crisis communications professionals, and for good reason: They are crucial to the continuing...
Exercise Process

Exercise Process

In this 14th episode of the Whiteboard Wednesday video series, Rob discusses the 5-steps of the Exercise Process.    ...
The Crisis Simulation – Scenario Planning

The Crisis Simulation – Scenario Planning

Crisis simulation scenarios provide at least two important services –   First, it provides 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,...
Pandemic Exercises – Build Resiliency Within Your Business

Pandemic Exercises – Build Resiliency Within Your Business

Ten years ago, Secretary Mike Leavitt of the Department of Health and Human Services said, “Some will say that the discussions of the Avian Flu was an overreaction. Some may say, ‘Did we cry wolf?’ The reality is that if the H5N1 virus does not trigger pandemic flu,...