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BlackBerry AtHoc’s Crisis Management Advantage

BlackBerry’s Crisis Management Platform Disclosure: This blog contains sponsored content. BlackBerry AtHoc’s Crisis Management Advantage is something that government and public sector companies would benefit from paying attention to. As always, with this blog, I aim to provide you with information you can use. You probably remember BlackBerry as a mobile phone provider. Today they

Trump Supporters Indictment Watch
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Tips for Civil Unrest Events

Will he or won’t he? As we learn about the criminal indictment of former President Trump, I thought it timely to share tips for civil unrest events. Companies across the United States are considering potential business disruptions and threats to their employees from political unrest. During COVID-19, it was recognized that the pandemic fueled or

Crisis Management Standard Review
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Is the Crisis Management ISO Valuable?

Is the Crisis Management ISO Valuable? A few weeks ago, I shared a blog post asking Is ISO 22361:2022 CM Worthwhile? It was a preview of what I saw on their website. As promised, I am doing a deeper dive. Of course, I can’t share every aspect of the guidance with you, but I can

First review of crisis management standard
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Is ISO 22361:2022 CM Worthwhile?

The new crisis management ISO is here. In October, the International Standards Organization (ISO) published its first crisis management standalone guidance, prompting me to wonder: is ISO 22361:2022 CM worthwhile? So far, we know that “This document guides crisis management to help organizations plan, establish, maintain, review and continually improve a strategic crisis management capability.”

Incident Response Tools
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Do you have resources to manage a crisis?

It’s the seaons of giving Do you have resources to manage a crisis? As program leaders, we often seek reliable resources to manage a crisis. Since we are heading into the holiday season in the United States, I want to kick off the season right. It’s time to be thankful and appreciative. So, I thought

ISO 22361
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ISO for Crisis Management

What I know so far An ISO for crisis management is in development and in the “enquiry” draft stage. ISO is the leading organization that provides guidelines for business operations across industries as a refresher. According to its website, they are an independent, nongovernmental international organization with a membership of 167 national standards bodies. It

The Big Bad Wolf Crisis
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Crisis and the Big Bad Wolf

Watch out for the wolves Regardless of the worldwide events, we need to continue to plan for crisis and the big bad wolf, the high-risk events that can cripple organizations. As much as COVID continues to be a threat and the war in Ukraine dominates the news, businesses need to continue to plan for worst-case

Pillar of resilient organizations
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Crisis Management’s Value

Crisis management’s value to resilience Crisis management’s (CM) value lies in addressing highly disruptive and unplanned events. These events are unforeseen with little or no warning. The occurrence of a crisis is far-reaching across an organization, mobilizing multiple units. By nature, the outcome of a disaster impacts employees, operations, or assets significantly. So, the value

The Resilient People of Ukraine
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Ukraine’s Resilience In Action

Resilience In Action Case Study Inspired by Ukraine 2022: Business Resilience in Action – with Nazariy Zhovtanetskyy podcast If not now, when else for resilience? Ukraine’s resilience in action is impressive to watch. Recently, I was fortunate to catch Mark Hoffman‘s latest The Resilient Journey podcast, Ukraine 2022: Business Resilience in Action. In the podcast,

Individual departments as one crisis team
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Crisis Management is a Team Sport

Crisis Management as a collaborative effort Now more than ever, crisis management is a team sport. Gone are the days when one division or emergency team could manage a major event on its own. What has emerged from COVID is that it takes an aligned organization to overcome a crisis. Most current crisis management literature

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