10 Considerations for a Hurricane Tabletop Exercise

10 Considerations for a Hurricane Tabletop Exercise

How does your organization prepare for hurricane season?   It’s almost hurricane season in the US and many communities, businesses, and property owners are starting to prepare. Knowing your surroundings and talking to the local emergency management agency to find...
Utilizing a SimCell in Your Next Crisis Exercise

Utilizing a SimCell in Your Next Crisis Exercise

Do you want to take your crisis simulation exercises to the next level?   Feel like your Tabletop Exercises have hit the limit in terms their effectiveness and realism? Then you should consider using a SimCell. What’s a SimCell? A SimCell (Simulation Cell) is a...
You Need More than a Continuity Plan to Prepare for Crisis

You Need More than a Continuity Plan to Prepare for Crisis

“My company has a business continuity plan. Why do I need a crisis communication plan, too?”   Business continuity and crisis management are increasingly on the minds of organizational leaders worldwide. As well they should be. Many senior leaders with a business...
The Kidnapped CEO

The Kidnapped CEO

Kidnap, Ransom, and Extortion Scenario Planning The CEO lands in Rome for an executive leadership conference and never arrives at his hotel. Calls to his mobile phone go straight into voice mail. His scheduled driver and security detail in Rome have also gone missing....