Corporations have a duty of care when it comes to their employees operating in unfamiliar environments. Preparing those employees for various threats is every evolving challenge. In this podcast, we talk to Charles Skinner who talks about some specific travel security challenges in Africa as well as what organizations can do to help protect their…
Organizations have the responsibility to prepare their employees to travel on their behalf. Working in certain locations present various threats that may require a response from the employee and organization. Knowing what threats to prepare for is essential. In this podcast, we review how one can prepare themselves before they travel as well as some…
In episode 31 of the PreparedEx Podcast, Rob Burton discusses Horizon Scanning and how it can help improve an organization’s ability to identify threats before they happen. Rob describes who should be represented during the horizon scanning sessions, how often the sessions should take place as well as some of the key benefits to having…
During the month of May, Rob Burton is focusing on Horizon Scanning and why this tool should be implemented into your crisis management team’s tool kit. Predicting Crises Through Horizon Scanning Horizon Scanning is a systematic examination of potential threats, opportunities and future developments, which may have the potential to create new risks or change the character of…
Business continuity is an integral part of any organization. Those that do it well invest in their people and ultimately in the security of the organization’s future. Those that don’t do it well, and those that don’t do it at all, run the risk of creating an environment that is not only unstable, but that…
Preparing your crisis management team is essential. Many personnel that make up a typical crisis team come from various functions of the company and have never been exposed to or had to manage crises during their careers. This podcasts uncovers some of the minimum requirements that a crisis team must have in place for them…
On October 25, 2011, a young American humanitarian aid worker, Jessica Buchanan, was in Somalia teaching children how to avoid landmines when she and her colleague were kidnapped for ransom by Somali bandits. They were held in the desert at gunpoint for 93 days before they were rescued by Seal Team 6. Buchanan will be…
So, what is situational awareness? There are many definitions all of which explain what situational awareness is in a similar way. The term we use is as follows: Situational Awareness is “closely monitoring what is going on around you in a complex and dynamic environment”. Closely monitoring what’s going on around you will help you…
Leaders need to understand the importance of creating a culture that is cyber-security aware. Corporations need to address their current cyber-defense technology deficiencies to ensure they remain one step ahead of the aggressors. Incident response teams and communications personnel need to work together to ensure they are prepared for their moment in the “data breach”…
What is this thing we call resilience? There are various definitions dependent upon the context in question. We tend to talk about ‘organisational resilience’ or ‘personal resilience’ without necessarily understanding the relationship between the two. In the personal context, resilience is generally understood to be how we react to challenging life circumstances, how we recover,…