#Crisis

L. Darryl Armstrong

Jun 10, 2019
5 min

Three Key Strategies to Minimize Conflict and Prevent Crisis with the M-Generation in the Work Place

“… most Millennials enjoy being coached and mentored – remember they had a unique relationship with their parents and teachers in this regard. Offer them pointers and tips on workplace etiquette. You will probably find that they are grateful for advice that will help them move up the professional ladder and achieve the greater responsibilities that they want. It can be a win-win situation.” – Lancaster and Stillman The M-Generation You have hired, or if you run family busine

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Planning for Emergencies and Crises at Your Church Requires Vision #churchsafetyministry @DoctorDar

L. Darryl Armstrong

Sep 6, 2018
4 min

Community Relations

Planning for Emergencies and Crises at Your Church Requires Vision #churchsafetyministry @DoctorDar

Planning for Emergencies and Crises at Your Church In our last column, we discussed the phases necessary to develop your church security plan. Develop a planning team. Facilitate a discussion and risk assessment using the Collaborative Informed Consent model. Draft your goals and objectives. To write and use your plan, use the six specific steps explained below. “Without prophetic vision, the people shall perish …” Proverbs 29:18 All planning begins with a vision. Your team s

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Church Safety and Security Plan – Start with a Simple Three Phased Process

L. Darryl Armstrong

Sep 5, 2018
3 min

Emergency Operations Planning

Church Safety and Security Plan – Start with a Simple Three Phased Process

A OneNewsNow.com survey of 4000 churches in 2008 found that 75% of them had no security plans! “Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood.” Acts 20:28 “More guns are not the simple answer,” says Terry Mattingly at GetReligion.org. After the November Texas shooting, many small churches reacted by seeking a qualified Carry Concealed Weapons holder. A reacti

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Kathy Griffin, a victim? How lawyers tried to reposition pathetic behavior for their client

L. Darryl Armstrong

Jun 4, 2017
4 min

Aggression Management

Kathy Griffin, a victim? How lawyers tried to reposition pathetic behavior for their client

The Kathy Griffin debacle is the drama of the week for Hollywood celebrities attempting to regain purchase with the American public. Posing with a decapitated head of the President with blood dripping to the floor and a smirk on her face, Ms. Griffin somehow equated this with comedy and art giving no concern to the horrors that many families who have been defiled by ISIS in the same manner nor the trauma brought upon the President’s son. Of course, her followers and those of

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L. Darryl Armstrong

Sep 18, 2015
4 min

Business Continuity Planning

Six steps to prepare your small business for a disaster

Let’s hope and pray that you never have a disaster however the chances increase daily. Many of you reading this have most likely followed the looting and rioting that occurred following the Grand Jury’s decisions in Ferguson, Mo and New York City. The actions of the rioters and looters on small businesses was deplorable and I sincerely hope, yet doubt, that those responsible for breaking into stores and looting will be arrested and prosecuted. Sadly, many of those businesses

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It is overdue that all government agencies become open and transparent … The LBL Issue

L. Darryl Armstrong

Feb 19, 2015
5 min

Community Relations

It is overdue that all government agencies become open and transparent … The LBL Issue

Land Between The Lakes To Those Interested: Sadly, it is once again time to have our elected officials at the local, state and federal level step to the plate and stop the US Forest Service at Land Between The Lakes from making a mockery of the commitments made to the former residents, users, visitors and taxpayers. The most recent petition drive to stop the clear-cutting and burning at this 170,000 national outdoor recreation, education and resource management area is the la

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L. Darryl Armstrong

Feb 17, 2014
8 min

Emergency Operations Planning

Do you want to become a respected crisis manager? If so, keep reading.

Do you want to become a respected crisis manager? If so, keep reading. By Dr. L. Darryl Armstrong APR CCMC CAMT www.ldarrylarmstrong.com 1.888.340.2006 In 1973 on my second week at work, I had to manage an alleged “kidnapping” crisis. News stations from as far away as Nashville and Evansville convened on the front-steps of the trailer where my office was. For more than 8-hours, we were the center of regional attention by every news media organization in a 100-mile radius, an

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L. Darryl Armstrong

Jan 29, 2013
1 min

Community Relations

McGill University’s Water Main Break – Reminder: Conduct Regular Situation Assessments

When McGill University had to cancel classes due to a water main break recently, it reminds all of us of the importance of being prepared for such an infrastructure crisis. While most organizations conduct table-top exercises for major disasters even an infrastructure problem can become a major media issue. When contemplating and planning for table-top exercises a comprehensive situational assessment review is essential. Doing a campus “walk-about” with key managers dealing w

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L. Darryl Armstrong

Dec 14, 2012
1 min

Community Relations

THE DELTA AIRLINES CRISIS

Let’s give DELTA AIRLINES the opportunity to investigate this situation BUT IF it even remotely seems close to what happened according to this Lt. Col. let us as consumers remember that we have options and let us exercise our rights. Customer service is the only thing that can set aside in either a positive or negative way our experiences on an airline any more. We will keep you posted as this story develops. MARINE DOUBLE AMPUTEE ‘HUMILIATED’ TO POINT OF TEARS ON DELTA FLIGH

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