THE STORMY WEATHER WINDSHIELD
CCG Newsletter Issue N°9 – April 7th, 2020 Newsletter#9
Summary:
The primary operating principle for any company during a pandemic is to keep employees safe while continuing to run the business relative to the local risk environment. For energy companies there is also a significant reliance by governments, customers and stakeholders on the ability of energy companies to continue producing energy and fuel supplies to maintain normal operations in local communities and the country.
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CCG Newsletter Issue N°8 – March 16th, 2020 Newsletter #8
Summary:
COVID 19 outbreak: People, Office Space and Communication.
Since our last communication about COVID-19 outbreak, situation has become worst presenting more than 120,000 cases in more than 100 Countries worldwide. Recently the World Health Organization (WHO) finally declared the COVID-19 outbreak as a Pandemic status. Within this scenario CCG wants to cooperate with and provide hints to people in charge of managing this situation at different levels of an Organization.
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CCG Newsletter Issue N°7 – February 28, 2020 Newsletter #7
Summary:
How is your team preparing for the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and its effect on your Business Continuity?
Do you have a Pandemic Response Plan in place?
Here are some questions that might help you to get started.(read article)
CCG Newsletter Issue N°6 – February 20th, 2020 Newsletter #6
Summary :
Major drills: why they are so important ?
Why should we conduct major drills when there are cheaper and less disruptive alternatives? (read the article)
CCG Newsletter Issue N°5 – June 17th, 2019 Newsletter #5
Summary:
Integrating Training and Exercises programs
The planning-training-exercise-respond cycle is essential to ensure a company’s preparedness and ability to respond. All four elements must be integrated for the best results. Effective integration of your training and exercise programs will support a cycle of continuous improvement. Training builds knowledge and skills; exercises offer the opportunity to practice those skills.(read article)
CCG Newsletter Issue N°4 – March 12th, 2019 Newsletter #4
Summary:
I would like to reflect for a few seconds on the actual meaning of an “All Contingency Management Organization” (ACMO). An ACMO is an organization in which its mindset towards risks, and therefore towards contingencies, is focused on impact and severity, not just on likelihood. It is an organization that has the ability to mentally embrace the possibility of bad things happening. (read article)
CCG Newsletter Issue N°3 – September 24th, 2018 Newsletter #3
Summary:
“Responding to a real incident or crisis is easier than performing an exercise”. This myth is generally invoked during exercises when responders are stressed out, and seek to shift the blame for their shortcomings. Additionally, it is often quoted during the evaluation stage of the exercise, when participants try to justify delays in decision-making, erroneous approach to stakeholders and / or poor analysis of potential dilemmas. (read article)
CCG Newsletter Issue N°2 – June 25th, 2018 Newsletter #2
Summary:
When the idea of implementing an incident and crisis management program is suggested to managers, they often say something along these lines “It has never happened to us, and is practically impossible that it will ever happen in the future”… (Read article)
CCG Newsletter Issue N°1 – March 13th, 2018 Newsletter #1
Summary:
When managers are approached to implement a training and exercise program on Crisis and Emergency Management, it is not uncommon to hear them say “We don’t need to exercise, we deal with crises every day!” (read article)
