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Protecting Your Faith Community: Building a Successful Security Team by Roger Mason PhD Introduction Your faith community has decided to organize a security team. The mission of this team is to protect your community from a variety of threats. Six critical factors can improve the capabilities of your team and increase your margin of safety.…
Introduction A recent visitor to our offices asked, “So, what exactly do you do here?” The answer is we do many exciting things in interesting places. Here is the LECMgt report for 2019. Cyber Crisis 2019 began with a critical incident on New Years Day. Roger Mason was in Atlanta to brief a client on…
Preparing for the Worst: Using Active Learning to Train Your Executive Team by Roger Mason PhD Introduction In every organization, an executive manager deals with a wide variety of problems. An executive’s training and experience helps them to evaluate, prioritize, and develop solutions. One of the most overlooked aspects of executive leadership is preparing for…
The 2019 UK Connections wargaming conference was held September 7-9 at King’s College, London. The US, Australia, Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom host Connections conferences. These conferences bring together conflict simulators, military strategists, and business decision-makers. This year’s UK Connections conference included participants from 22 nations. So, what is wargaming, and why are…
Notes from the Noteworthy: Rex Brynen and PAXsims In 2010, Professor Rex Brynen of McGill University founded PAXsims. PAXsims is a blog site devoted to peace, conflict, humanitarian, and development simulations and serious games for education, training, and policy analysis. Rex founded his blog site to share information and network with other academics and simulation…
Roger Mason’s “Notes from the Noteworthy” In the past fourteen years, my career with LECMgt has taken me around the world. One of the greatest privileges is meeting some of the most interesting and influential people in a variety of disciplines. I will be sharing some of my conversations with experts in wargames, simulations, cyber…
Coordinating Your EOP with Jurisdiction Partners by Roger Mason PhD Introduction Emergency operations plans (EOPs) are some of the most essential planning documents a city must develop. Many cities focus on their internal operations and planning priorities, but overlook the bigger issue of how they will operate during a regional disaster. The jurisdictions that surround…
Before You Start Your Emergency Plan Update: Conduct a Risk Assessment by Roger Mason PhD Introduction Government agencies, especially public safety departments, have limited downtime for planning. When your department is working overtime to meet daily operational demands, it is hard to think about updating any plans. Responsible leaders know they need to have current…