“I can’t put my finger on it, but I have a bad feeling about that person.” This is something we hear all of the time. Whether we are conducting a risk assessment, consulting on a high-risk termination, or providing executive protection, it is very common for us to hear concerns from leadership that they have …
Strategos International was honored and humbled to be asked to be a guest on Creflo Dollar’s show called “Your World with Creflo” in September of 2019. In the clip below Strategos Internationals Vaughn Baker spoke about the increased threat of violence facing our ministries and what we can do to prepare in advance in a …
All workplaces are at risk of domestic violence spilling over and becoming workplace violence.That’s right. If you have a workplace where people and workers are present, then you have a level of risk. It may not be a high risk, but you need to accept that you have a risk and put plans in place …
Be alert, have an exit plan and refuse to be a “gawker.” When you click on the news, you see protests and riots. And they’re not quiet. You may support protests, but detest riots. Or you may feel sympathy for both. Or neither. But when it comes to keeping safe, your views aren’t too important. …
An incident in rural Alaska brings home the importance of training. “What Would You Do?” is a long-running ABC television program hosted by John Quiñones. A hidden camera records the public’s response to actors who engage in conflict, unethical or illegal activity. The scene is staged, but half the people don’t know it. Afterward, John …
In a crisis, our denial instinct can lead to death. How do we rise above it? What’s wrong with being normal? Nothing, if things are indeed normal. Normalcy bias is a deadly psychological coping mechanism that leads us to deny clear threats to our life and safety. Gunshots are dismissed as fireworks, bullets, and blood …
Abstractions won’t work. You need a specific list of goals. I’m not a fanatic when it comes to New Year’s resolutions. But I am zealous about security. And there’s no better time than now to improve it. It just happens to be the beginning of a new year. There’s no better time for a fresh start. It …
If an armed assailant can successfully kill people at a heavily armed U.S. installation, then no one is without risk. It’s easy to shrug our shoulders at reports of shootings and attacks. Because they happen so frequently, they can become merely background noise in our lives, leading to complacency. “What can we do?” “At least …
It’s no joke when a confrontationist disrupts your worship service. But what should you do? We recently posted an article about a YouTuber who had been disrupting church services in Tennessee. He was armed only with a camera, but aimed to cause chaos and then upload the footage. The post exploded on Facebook, reaching nearly …
Relational conflict can explode into any environment. Be ready. A Minnesota man, age 61, was recently sentenced to 15 years in prison for a shooting at a gas station. So far it sounds routine, albeit disturbing. But if you continue, there’s more to the story than a run-of-the-mill holdup. The intruder blasted worker Kenneth Eckstein …
