When I enlisted in the U.S. Army, I wasn’t just issued a uniform and weapon then deployed. I was sent to Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri for eight weeks of basic training. In addition to weaponry training, my drill sergeants taught me the absolute need for command, control, communications and movement on the battlefield—just like your […]
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In Any Emergency In Your Workplace, You’re On Your Own
It takes up to 13 minutes for emergency services to reach you A pregnant employee falls to the floor, unconscious. The fire alarms go off and you smell smoke. You hear gunshots, then screaming, inside your building. Even if you call 911 immediately, it will take 4 to 13 minutes (possibly longer) before emergency services […]
You can’t stop crazy: Part 2
A suicide bomber attempting to blow up the NYC subway, nut jobs plowing through pedestrians, active shooters killing innocents, and deadly wildfires and hurricanes have saturated our news for months. From workplaces like yours, lives have been taken, injuries sustained, and mental health eroded. Property ruined or damaged. Businesses in shreds. Jobs lost. Whether you’re […]
You can’t stop crazy
Terrorists plowing through pedestrians, active shooters killing innocents, and deadly hurricanes and wildfires have saturated our news. Lives have been taken, serious injuries sustained, and mental health eroded. Property ruined or damaged. Businesses in shreds. Jobs lost. Lives destroyed. Whether you’re a business, nonprofit organization or government agency, you can’t stop crazy incidents like these. […]
What scares me
An enraged man concealing a Glock .45 enters your facility to hunt down his ex A visitor loses consciousness during a meeting, and no one knows what to do as the critical first four minutes tick by The fire alarms go off, you think all of your people have evacuated, but you can’t account for […]