Crisis Management Consultants Review the FARC Columbia Peace Talks On August 25, 2016, Colombian President Juan Manual Santos announced, after four years of negotiations, that a peace deal was secured with the FARC guerrilla movement. This accord was to be ratified during a national referendum on October 2, 2016. In a move that stunned the […]

Crisis Management Consulting Firm Reviews the Orlando shooting / Terrorist Attack at Pulse Nightclub At around 2 a.m. on June 12th, an armed assailant committed the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history. The suspect, 29 year-old Omar Mateen, entered Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida and opened fire on the 320 club patrons. […]

Last week, on May 19th, an EgyptAir airplane crashed into the ocean, killing all 66 passengers and crew. As we learn more about what happened in the tragic EgyptAir crash, this incident has become the center of a debate about whether or not the crash was caused by an act of terrorism. EgyptAir Crash: Possible […]

Today’s Wisconsin primary plays an important role in the US Presidential election 2016, especially for the Republican candidates. Much as a Presidential candidate has to prepare for dealing with an onslaught of media attention and coverage, so businesses must prepare for dealing with media coverage, particularly when faced with a crisis situation. Effective crisis management […]

On December 2nd, Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife Tashfeen Malik attacked the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California during a workplace Christmas party. Using an assortment of semi-automatic rifles and pistols, the couple killed 14 people and seriously wounded another 22. After the attack, the assailants quickly fled the scene only to be […]

Executive Summary: Savar Building Collapse Lessons On April 24th, 2013 a building housing a garment factory in Savar, Bangladesh, collapsed trapping hundreds of workers, leading to the worst industrial garment accident in history. The collapse caused over 600 deaths, thousands of injuries, and millions of dollars in property damage. Many lessons can be learned from […]

IMG Note: The following article is the second in a two-part series analyzing North Korea’s motivations and presumed end game with their recent series of provocative actions and brinksmanship. Many corporations have employees in South Korea and good security planning involves creating a contingency, evacuation and crisis management plan for dealing with expatriates in the […]

IMG Note: The following article is the first in a two-part series analyzing North Korea’s motivations and presumed end game with their recent series of provocative actions and brinksmanship. Many corporations have employees in South Korea. Good corporate security planning involves developing an evacuation plan for expatriates in the event of a Korean crisis. This article points to the need for corporations in South Korea to form a coherent corporate security and evacuation plan. This article details thoughts on how to construct well-thought-out, detailed contingency plans to evacuate their expatriates (as well as employees who may happen to be in the Republic of Korea) and business continuity plans to ensure disruptions to business operations are held to a minimum. Continue reading