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Why are there so many ‘dead birds’ in my office?
Understanding Dead Birds: A Manager’s Perspective I was talking to my colleague and friend Michelle Newcome the other day, and she off-handedly mentioned how hard it was for her not . . ....
The Crucial Role of Holding Statements
In today’s world, companies face an ever-present risk of encountering crises that can jeopardize their reputation and ability to operate. Whether it’s a cybersecurity breach, a natural dis...
Tips for a New Security Director — Presenting to Senior Executives
Step 1: Know your audience Executives tend to group into types — there are specific brains that function in a way that gets refined over time and when someone rises . . ....
Executive Sponsorship Is Critical to Emergency and Crisis Management Programs
I’ve built a career supporting companies in developing crisis and emergency management programs both in the United States and internationally. In twenty years, I’ve seen some things. One thing Iâ€...
Is ChatGPT Putting Your Traveling Employees at Risk?
On LinkedIn, Stuart McDonald, the founder of Travelfish.com, shared an article from the Verge entitled, “A Bride, a Groom, a Honeymoon, and ChatGPT. The article begins with “As the internet . . ....
Business Continuity — Operational Resilience
There has been a slow, yet enduring shift across society and culture that focuses on people, their wellbeing, and their ability to thrive. Inevitably, this has driven the vision and . . ....
Welcome to the Partners of NorthPoint International!
Risk Resiliency, LLC, an organizational resilience advisory firm in crisis management, emergency management, and workplace violence prevention in the tech, retail, and nonprofit public sectors, is ple...
The Ten Pillars of Hospitality Security
Organizing your resilience efforts around ten pillars and then assessing your efforts systematically will make sure your programs are achieving world-class results. Pillar 1: Threat and Intelligence...
Build a SIRT Program
You’re Only As Good As Your Least Trained People Which is why how your distributed sites handle incidents matters for your overall organizational resilience. My preferred method of addressing an...
Why Plans Fail
Blog, Crisis Management, Leadership, Lessons Learned, Plan Development and Management, Practitioner Knowledge
Most organizations with robust crisis, emergency, or business continuity plans expect that when the “thing” happens they’ve got it covered. But anyone who has ever had to operational...
Hotels and Violent Protest – An Intelligence-led Approach
In the aftermath of the dramatic events that unfolded in Washington DC on January 6th, images emerged of unmasked, flag-waving guests in the public spaces in a hotel from a . . ....
The Power of Foresight in Crisis Management
Hindsight Isn’t All That If anything, the current crisis has taught us that hindsight is not as great as it is made out to be. However, by now it should . . ....
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