Preparedness Starts with Practice, Eight Steps to Exercise Design A major component of preparedness is practice. Trouble is, training is time-consuming and can be expensive. Many people either fail to practice at all, or they fail to design an effective training exercise. If you’re using the building block approach to training, you’ll know that there…
Registration is open: Secure your spot at the virtual Crisis Lab 4.0 Conference today! Get access to recorded conference sessions for a full year Registration is now open for the virtual Crisis Lab 4.0 Communications Conference! Times have changed quickly. But you still need connection and insights, and to be ready for what comes next as…
The Crisis Lab 4.0 Annual Crisis Communications Conference is going virtual and we’re thankful the technology is available for us to create this experience and opportunity. The event still takes place on 4 June, and you can expect an excellent experience, with the option of allowing you to experience it from anywhere in the world….
The Hilton Hotels credit card scandal: how to handle a data breach Data breaches are a serious issue that many organizations have had to address. Most manage to prevent them, some end up in both a legal and reputational ‘hot water’. Like it or not, consumers have come to expect 100% protection of their privacy…
Welcome to May, otherwise known in 2020 as Jumanji level 5. As we head into the month six of the pandemic, I’m wondering where you’re at in terms of settling into the ‘new normal’ and what steps you’re taking to prepare for what’s to come. The standard Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication Lifecycle consists of five…
Katie Robertson, from Grapevine Communications, sat down with Idris Fashan from The Well to chat about what entrepreneurs can do to move through this time.
The Four R’s of Emergency & Risk Communications Management Today, I thought we could discuss the four R’s that are essential to effective emergency & risk communications. If you remember these four steps, you can develop and empower any team to do their very best in both readiness and response state. 1. RESILIENCY – Many practitioners have…
Covid-19 Ready, How to Lead Your Organization Through a Pandemic Crisis The spread of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, has left organizations around the world scrambling to protect their businesses and the welfare of their employees. We have seen an uptick in organizations, not associated with the healthcare industry, trying to understand what their roles and…
#Cyberattacks – Communications Strategies for Recovery Ransomware, Data breaches and theft, and other forms of cybercrime continue to increase in frequency and severity. While organizations may make a best effort to avoid being the victim of such attacks, if it happens to you, the manner in which you communicate it to your stakeholders can greatly…