Crisis Management Preparation – An Interview with Deb Hileman

Mar 14, 2017 | Business Continuity, Crisis Communications, Crisis Management, Podcast

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | RSSPreparing 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...

Crisis Preparedness: Lessons from a Kidnapping

Feb 21, 2017 | Security

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...

5 Principles of Situational Awareness While Traveling

Jan 18, 2017 | Security

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...

Cyber-Security Leadership – An Interview with Francesca Spidalieri

Nov 22, 2016 | Podcast, Security

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | RSSLeaders 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...

What Is This Thing We Call Resilience?

Nov 14, 2016 | Business Continuity, Crisis Management

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...