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Simon Says
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I like books and camping. Talking about complexity, resilience, also memes. Views are my own. #YYZ | #YOW | #YYC | #YEG | #LHR. Insta: scarbsimon
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Simon Says @sixsimon.bsky.social · 13h
Unexpected events expose hidden weaknesses. Run tabletop exercises, stress-test processes, and explore “what if” scenarios. #Resilience grows when potential disruptions are mapped before they happen.

#Subitis #RiskManagement #Crisis
sixsimon.bsky.social
Simon Says @sixsimon.bsky.social · 1d
#Resilience is about anticipating challenges before they hit, and responding to them effectively. Build systems that are flexible, train teams that are empowered, and embed strategic foresight and data review into daily operations. Strong preparation today means stability tomorrow.

#Subitis
sixsimon.bsky.social
Simon Says @sixsimon.bsky.social · 2d
My latest read: "How Things Are Made" by @timminshall.bsky.social. An accessible but detailed explanation of global manufacturing and supply chains. He makes practical points for more local, sustainable production but still celebrates business. Brilliant.

www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
#Booksky
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Simon Says @sixsimon.bsky.social · 2d
Leadership under pressure defines your organization.

Clear communication and decisive action turn uncertainty into success.

But the best #crisis leaders speak with empathy and calm.

Cultivate leaders who can guide teams through turbulence without losing trust.

#Leadership #Resilience
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Simon Says @sixsimon.bsky.social · 4d
5/ The consequences of crises we manage today, and the decisions we make in them, can have generational and societal impacts that we may never see.

What a legacy to leave if we manage well.

Check out www.subitis.ca if you want some help with #crisis management and #resilience. /end
Subitis, Inc. | Resilience and crisis management consulting.
Subitis, Inc. offers best in-class business resilience and crisis management consulting. Services include standards compliance, exercise programs, and risk management.
www.subitis.ca
sixsimon.bsky.social
Simon Says @sixsimon.bsky.social · 4d
4/ They're the household name they are arguably because of their handling of the 1982 crisis, 43 years ago.

And because they're a household name, a lot of people aren't buying what's being said about #Tylenol by the actual Secretary of Health and the POTUS.

That's how powerful brand trust is.
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sixsimon.bsky.social
Simon Says @sixsimon.bsky.social · 4d
3/ ...saying that it causes autism. It doesn't. It so obviously doesn't.

And #Tylenol is back at it again, building and maintaining trust in their brand.

And quite frankly they are cashing in on some of the trust they've earned, too.

It's incredible when you think about it...
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Simon Says @sixsimon.bsky.social · 4d
2/ Essentially, Johnson & Johnson immediately announced the 1982 poisoning that killed seven people and recalled everything they had shipped.

They built lasting trust and respect as a brand and as #crisis managers.

Fast forward to today and 47 and RFK are lying about #Tylenol specifically...
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Simon Says @sixsimon.bsky.social · 4d
🧵 It's essential to provide transparent, timely updates to stakeholders in the midst of a #crisis.

Stakeholders notice when an organization communicates honestly and proactively. #Tylenol is a classic (and now modern) example of building and maintaining trust in a crisis.

#Subitis #Resilience
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Simon Says @sixsimon.bsky.social · 6d
I'm laser-focused on #risk, #resilience, and #leadership. My mission is to help you protect what you've worked for. I will help you build resilience with my program management, exercise development, and risk management services.

#Subitis is available now. www.subitis.ca
Subitis, Inc. | Resilience and crisis management consulting.
Subitis, Inc. offers best in-class business resilience and crisis management consulting. Services include standards compliance, exercise programs, and risk management.
www.subitis.ca
sixsimon.bsky.social
Simon Says @sixsimon.bsky.social · 6d
Complex, systemic failures can't be simplified. When leaders retell them as if caused by a single factor, they erase the very lessons complexity was trying to teach.

#subitis #resilience #leadership
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Simon Says @sixsimon.bsky.social · 7d
Supply chains can look stable until one overlooked link reveals how tightly everything is bound together. Local failures quickly become systemic.

Take a look at my friends' interesting EM logistics business: emlcanada.ca

#subitis #resilience
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sixsimon.bsky.social
Simon Says @sixsimon.bsky.social · 8d
#Risk maps show us hazards, and they tell stories about what an organization values. The blind spots of today’s maps are often tomorrow’s crises.

If you're in government, you should be all over demographic data.

If you're in industry, all of your exposures need mapping.

#subitis #resilience
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Simon Says @sixsimon.bsky.social · 9d
False certainty is dangerous comfort. Leaders who preserve curiosity under pressure keep the field of possibilities open, even as others demand closure.

I worry for the wellbeing of employees and companies when I see red-faced managers barking out orders.

#subitis #resilience #leadership
sixsimon.bsky.social
Simon Says @sixsimon.bsky.social · 9d
#Groupthink flourishes in harmony but falters under strain. Building dissent into crisis decision-making processes is a strong defensive tactic.

It's also imperative to creating a psychologically safe environment. People need to be safe every day, not just in #crisis.

#subitis #leadership
sixsimon.bsky.social
Simon Says @sixsimon.bsky.social · 9d
4/ If you have a family, you have mental health risk.

If you have a bank account…risk.

If you work a job…risk.

Working class? Identify as a man? Identify as heterosexual? 💣

And that’s a whole other topic we don’t talk about at all. BlueSky police are gonna come for for that one but it’s true…
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Simon Says @sixsimon.bsky.social · 9d
3/ when push comes to shove.

Accepting mental illness means radical acceptance. Not putting up with abuse or neglect or crime or getting hijacked by our loved ones’ sickness.

Promoting mental health means recognizing risk and preventing it. Or mitigating it.

Talking about it…
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Simon Says @sixsimon.bsky.social · 9d
2/ listening to My Chemical Romance (no hate), and feeling bad for ourselves.

It’s social problems. Financial problems. Medical problems. Legal problems.

And consequences.

And as much as I see the 🫶 and the 💙, I know a lot of those same people and those same employers want nothing to do with it…
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sixsimon.bsky.social
Simon Says @sixsimon.bsky.social · 13d
#Crisis decision-making isn’t a choice between speed and accuracy—it’s a dynamic trade-off. Sometimes delay costs more than error.

The best strategy is to avoid that terrible dilemma by building systemic #resilience that empowers people and systems to respond without us.

#subitis #resilience
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Simon Says @sixsimon.bsky.social · 14d
#Risk perception always bends toward narrative.

The spectacular commands attention; the routine slips by unnoticed. Yet the “ordinary” failures often do the most damage. Leaders must discipline themselves to value both.

We must defeat our own minds, not just command in #crisis.

#subitis
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Simon Says @sixsimon.bsky.social · 15d
Risk indicators don’t scream. They whisper. Small deviations are often the earliest warnings. Listening for them requires sensitivity, not reactivity.

Since you don't have time to do a regression analysis on your KRIs in a crisis, listen to your frontline people. They know.

#subitis #resilience
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Simon Says @sixsimon.bsky.social · 16d
Redundancy looks inefficient in peacetime but priceless in #crisis. What appears as duplication is often what prevents collapse when pressure comes. But we can't just duplicate: we need to create capabilities that are redundant and efficient so we can be agile.

#subitis #resilience
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sixsimon.bsky.social
Simon Says @sixsimon.bsky.social · 17d
Anchoring bias shapes #crisis decision-making. The first figure in a briefing, however shaky, bends every choice after it. Situational awareness is the first step in defending against it.

#subitis #resilience
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Simon Says @sixsimon.bsky.social · 17d
#booksky
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Simon Says @sixsimon.bsky.social · 17d
#booksky