[July/August 2009 - Continuity Insights]–From a corporate welfare perspective, the humanitarian view of protecting people is not germane. It’s not the people; it’s the contribution they make to the organization. The distinction is non-trivial. People have characteristics like family, the need to survive, hunger, personalities, leadership abilities, skills, knowledge, the ability to operate under pressure, friends, experiences, hopes, etc. While the combination of those things supports their contributions to the firm, they are not the contribution. They are not what we need to measure in analyzing impact when things go awry.
The American Counseling Association Foundation (ACA), has recently published it’s third edition on terrorism, trauma and tragedies, which focuses on current events, the field of disaster mental health, and how counseling professionals respond to various forms of disasters, and set strategies/ techniques for coping before, during, and after a traumatic occurrence.
The first two editions [...]
[May 12, 2010- Risk Management Magazine]–Australia’s leading risk management magazine recently caught up with XBRM’s Managing Director, Steve Crimando, to discuss leadership in crisis situations. According the Crimando, it takes more than just a cool head. View the article, “Leader’s Struggle with Crisis Risk Management”
[April 2010 – New York, NY] – Steven Crimando, Managing Director of XBRM, was interviewed for Financial Management Network (FMN) by SmartPros to discuss best practices in crisis situations, and the similarities between the current global financial crisis, pandemic disease outbreaks, and various types of sudden and ongoing crises.
[September 24, 2010 - Orlando, FL]–Steve Crimando, Managing Director of XBRM will be giving a presentation on “Telephone Threat Management & Crisis Communications” at the 2010 ABCHS National Conference, which will be held on September 22-24, 2010, Orlando FL
[June 22, 2010, Washington, DC]–In conjunction with Eagle Rock Alliance, facilitators Steve Crimando (XBRM) and Marv Wainschel (McWains Chelsea) will be conducting a TableTop Exercise for the Gartner Security and Risk Management Summit. Attendees at will be able to interact during a mock crisis event to enhance their skills and comprehension level in responding to a Dirty Bomb scenario.
[March 2010 – New York, NY]-From a psychological standpoint, public health emergencies are very different kinds of disasters. Unforeseen emotional and behavioral reactions the workforce, among clients and vendors, and in the general public can undermine even well developed continuity plans. There are two ways in which the human factors in any disaster,but especially a threat like a pandemic, can trip up planners. The first is the failure to integrate human factors
into the BC plan. The second is basing plans on flawed assumptions of how people are likely to behave in certain disasters or emergencies.
[March 2010 –]Mitigating the impact of foreseeable threats is a critical element of bolstering Business Resiliency. When a threat to an individual, the business or property is received, staff is prepared because they can instantly open TeleCrisis™ on their desktop to better manage the situation.
[February 2010 – New York, NY] – One of the most difficult areas to effectively model in exercise planning is predicting and preparing for the actual human behavior associated with a particular exercise scenario. Exercising around flawed behavioral assumptions can compromise the effectiveness of response and recovery plans and lead to potentially deadly results.
Swine Flu: Is Your Organization Pandemic Ready?
First declared pandemic in 40 years – what you need to know.
[October 9, 2009 – New York, NY] – Steven Crimando, Managing Director of XBRM, and other key experts, were recently interviewed for Financial Management Network (FMN) by SmartPros to discuss businesses’ responsibility during a pandemic.
The questions, and their answers, [...]
