Could Your Business Survive?
Could your business survive if you suffered major depression or a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as a result of a traumatic incident such as being assaulted, injured, robbed or worse?
How would your business and home life be affected if a family member suffered as a result of a similar incident?
How would your business and home life be affected if a family member suffered as a result of a similar incident?
Could your business, company, department or section survive without the motivation, commitment, energy, drive, passion and creativity of you or any of its key personnel. The trauma associated with a violent attack, assault, mugging, robbery, injury or worse can take motivational forces away in an instant. In addition your family may be exposed to trauma, financial hardship and other related stresses.
Studies show that victims of trauma are significantly more likely to develop Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), major depression, anxiety disorder, panic disorder, social phobia, and agoraphobia. The loss of control during and after a traumatic incident can rob an executive, manager, business owner and professional of their self-confidence, drive, ambition, ability and zest for life, negatively affecting their business, profession and family. http://activehr.com.au/traumatic-incident-studies.html
Most businesses take out various forms of insurance to protect their property, income and liability but what sort of protection are you able obtain to safe guard your own welfare and well being and that of your family?
Money after the event may be able ensure some financial stability, until the insurance company stops paying that is, but it cannot reduce the likelihood of a victim of trauma developing PTSD, major depression, anxiety or panic disorders, social phobia or agoraphobia.
So what can you do to protect the viability of your business and the financial security of your family?
1. Assess your risk and the risk of those you care about. (Complete the Risk Assessment form)
2. Manage your risk and the risk of those you care about. (Contact Active Protection Solutions)
2. Manage your risk and the risk of those you care about. (Contact Active Protection Solutions)
3. Be proactive, ensure that you can look after yourself and those you care about should the need arise.
4. Develop Deliberate Actions Plans. (See below)
5. Develop and practice an Immediate Action Plan. (See Below)
5. Know your rights.
Active Protection Solutions can develop cost effect Personal Risk Management and Threat Assessment programs to ensure that you minimise the risk to you, your family and your business.
Deliberate Action Plans
A Deliberate Action Plan is about pre-planning.
A Deliberate Action Plan is about pre-planning.
Step 1*
Conduct an assessment of your daily routines:
* Think about where you or members of your family could be vulnerable
* Do you keep you home secure.
* Is your vehicle secure when your are driving
* Do you have to walk through isolated or darkened areas; if you do you should know what is along the way:
* Are there places where people are always present that you can find assistance or your children can run to?
* Where are the local shops or other places where it is likely people will be present?
* Where do the various side streets go?
* Are there things along the route that you or your family member could pick up and use to defend themselves?
For adults especially, think about what you can do to avoid having to walking through or park in isolated areas or avoid travelling on public transport late at night. Take some sort of action such as moving your car before darkness or making alternate travel arrangements.
Step 2
Check what you do to see if you appear to be an easy victim. Attackers like easy victims.
* IPods, books and magazines are distracting.
* Being totally engrossed in a phone call etc can make you appear to be an easy victim – plenty of people get run over in traffic due to this as well.
Step 3
Spend some time developing the 'Predator/Prey' mindset. This involves you thinking like an attacker, look at people in the street or anywhere and ask yourself, "how would I attack them?", "Are they and easy victim?", "What would I do?" and then learn from their mistakes
Check what you do to see if you appear to be an easy victim. Attackers like easy victims.
* IPods, books and magazines are distracting.
* Being totally engrossed in a phone call etc can make you appear to be an easy victim – plenty of people get run over in traffic due to this as well.
Step 3
Spend some time developing the 'Predator/Prey' mindset. This involves you thinking like an attacker, look at people in the street or anywhere and ask yourself, "how would I attack them?", "Are they and easy victim?", "What would I do?" and then learn from their mistakes
Step 4
* Think about what you would do if someone tries to attack you.
* Think about what you would say* Think about where you would run to.
* Think about what you could do, it doesn’t take years of martial art training to knee someone in the groin.
Step 5
Use your ‘Heightened’ awareness skills to ensure you detect potential threats early enough to avoid them. (See below)
* Think about what you would do if someone tries to attack you.
* Think about what you would say* Think about where you would run to.
* Think about what you could do, it doesn’t take years of martial art training to knee someone in the groin.
Step 5
Use your ‘Heightened’ awareness skills to ensure you detect potential threats early enough to avoid them. (See below)
Step 6
If you think you or any member of your family has the potential to become a victim (yes that is everyone) consider some sort of Personal Risk Assessment and Prevention Program such as 'ExecSafe' or 'Be Your Own Bodyguard'
Immediate Action Plan
If you think you or any member of your family has the potential to become a victim (yes that is everyone) consider some sort of Personal Risk Assessment and Prevention Program such as 'ExecSafe' or 'Be Your Own Bodyguard'
Immediate Action Plan
An example of an Immediate Action Plan using the ESCAPE model
Early detection – this works if you awareness is set on ‘Heightened’
Step Back – always step back from a person confronting you, try to remain calm and outside grabbing, punching or stabbing range.
Communicate – Talk to the person, slow the confrontation down as you plan your next move, have your hands up palm facing the attacker, talk as calmly as you can.
Assess the situation – look for escape route or plan your next move.
Prepare – get ready to run or defend yourself - kick, punch, scratch or gouge.
Engage or Escape – If you can run do so, if you can’t then defend yourself. Only engage as a last resort, escape is a far better option.
Early detection – this works if you awareness is set on ‘Heightened’
Step Back – always step back from a person confronting you, try to remain calm and outside grabbing, punching or stabbing range.
Communicate – Talk to the person, slow the confrontation down as you plan your next move, have your hands up palm facing the attacker, talk as calmly as you can.
Assess the situation – look for escape route or plan your next move.
Prepare – get ready to run or defend yourself - kick, punch, scratch or gouge.
Engage or Escape – If you can run do so, if you can’t then defend yourself. Only engage as a last resort, escape is a far better option.
Heightened Awareness
On the four level awareness development program 'Heightened' is the second level. The first level is 'Safe & Sound' which should be only used when you are safely tucked up at home, door locked with no potential threats. When you step out the door you should go to level 2 – Heightened.
This is not difficult, is just means being aware of everything and everyone that is in your personal space. Personal space varies, but as a rule of thumb is it the area as far as your eye can see in any given direction.
Heightened awareness development is a component of the ‘Execsafe’ and ‘Be Your Own Bodyguard’ programs.
For more information: Contact Active Protection Solutions. We can develop cost effect Personal Risk Management and Threat Assessment programs to ensure that you minimise the risk to you, your family and your business.
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