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What is Red Teaming?

March 7, 2022

Red teaming, also called alternative analysis, is an organized process that can be used to assess weakness or vulnerability in an organization’s plans. To perform the analysis, a red team adopts an adversarial approach to systematically challenge plans and systems to identify any potential faults or flaws. This method has historically been used by the […]

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October 10, 2022

What is Risk Management and What Does it Mean for Your Company?

Risk management is the process of identifying, evaluating, and responding to current and future threats and opportunities that can impact a business (operationally, financially, etc.). In practice, risk management means looking ahead to identify potential obstacles and prioritizing resources to minimize the cost of unfortunate events. At the same time, it also means positioning your […]

June 10, 2022

Strategies to Boost Employee Retention

Employee retention is a critical issue for many companies—especially those with people as their primary resource—and it’s an integral part of building and maintaining operational resilience. Employee retention is part of workforce planning, continuity planning, and overall business performance. In other words, whether your business is big or small, establishing a strong strategy for employee […]

May 20, 2022

Understanding the Value of Time Off for Employees

With more employees working from home than ever before, the boundaries between work and life have blurred for many. As employees, we want to produce the best work product that we can. As managers, we want to help our employees be their most productive. But to perform at our best, research indicates that our brains need a […]

May 9, 2022

Cyber Readiness in Today’s Digital World

Cyber—both the word and the concept—has made its way into our vernacular, and we use it daily whether we’re discussing shopping, the latest data breach, or security issues at work. The sheer ubiquity of conducting elements of both our personal lives and business via computer has made it more important than ever to be aware […]

April 20, 2022

The Value of Strong Branding

Good branding builds value, generates new business, and creates loyal customers. It can be used to build trust both internally with employees and externally with new and experienced customers. Strong branding is too important to be an afterthought. As you build your business, identify your company’s values, and serve customers, each element should be represented […]

April 8, 2022

How to Choose a Risk Management Consultancy

Risk management is strategic, multifaceted, and most importantly unique and personal to a business. While some risks, such as safety and compliance requirements, are more proscribed, how a company chooses to build its culture, position itself in the marketplace, and respond to external factors are part of a business’s individual risk management strategy. And risk […]

March 21, 2022

Embracing the New Normal in the Workplace

We’ve been living with COVID-19 for more than two years now, and businesses throughout the country have endured openings, closings, re-openings, and re-closings. With the most recent wave of the pandemic, it’s become increasingly clear that businesses need long-term, sustainable methods to operate through and thrive despite the crests and troughs of the pandemic. As […]

February 2, 2022

The Value of Mentoring Black-Owned Businesses

Entrepreneurship and business ownership promote economic growth and create community wealth, both for small business owners and their employees. Yet, according to a 2019 McKinsey survey of consumer finances, only five percent of Black Americans hold some business equity, compared to 15 percent of white Americans. Moreover, the average Black American’s business equity is worth […]

January 21, 2022

Strategic Partnering for the Construction Industry

With the recent passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill, Georgia is gearing up for a number of new construction projects. As government agencies and construction companies seek to set these projects up for success right from the start, we want to share a little about strategic partnering for the construction industry. Strategic partnering is one […]

January 7, 2022

ACTN Speaks Louder Than Words – This is Who We Are

Risk management is strategic, multifaceted, and most importantly unique and personal to a business. And it’s time for risk management firms to bring an individualized and imaginative approach to their solutions.   Historically risk management has centered around compliance, but at ACTN Strategies it’s our mission to redefine what risk management looks like for small […]

December 13, 2021

2021: Our Risk Management Firm’s Year in Review

This year has been huge for us. As 2021 draws to a close and we take our own advices to reflect on all that we’ve experienced and learned, we want to share with you some of what we’ve accomplished. We’ve grown our team, expanded our mission, and achieved some big successes (for us and our […]

December 8, 2021

Strategic Planning for the Upcoming Year

At the end of the year, it’s natural to reflect on the previous twelve months and to take stock of the year’s accomplishments and challenges as you look ahead to your goals for the year to come. And doing so in a systematic and well-documented way can do wonders for your business. Strategic planning isn’t […]

November 16, 2021

The Value of Gratitude

Each November as we approach Thanksgiving, we’re reminded to take stock of all that’s going on around us and to be grateful for who we are, where we are, and what we have. And while the holiday is a great reminder, there’s real value in practicing gratitude year-round. We of course know that conveying gratitude […]

November 2, 2021

Planning for Time Off: Our Out of Office Checklist for Employees and Managers

With more employees working from home than ever before, the boundaries between work and life have blurred for many. As employees, we want to produce the best work product that we can. As managers, we want to help our employees be their most productive. But to perform at our best, research indicates that our brains need a […]

October 4, 2021

Beyond Inclusion: Operational Planning for Accessibility

October is Disability Employment Awareness Month, and the perfect opportunity for businesses to assess what hiring practices, workplace culture, and available accommodations are needed to build a diverse and productive workforce. As experts in operational resilience, we want to encourage your team to take the extra time to think through and develop these elements so you […]

September 20, 2021

What Should a Business Continuity Plan Include?

Disruptions to business operations come in many shapes and sizes. The ongoing pandemic is top-of-mind for most of us—it quickly halted day-to-day operations and required most companies to find a new way to do business. Whether it’s a natural disaster, a fire, or a cyberattack, we rarely have advanced notice ahead of disaster. And that’s […]

August 6, 2021

Steps to De-Escalate a Conflict in a Crowded Environment

As experts in operational risk management, we do (and see) it all. And that broad experience and deep expertise, particularly in crowd management, have allowed us to develop industry leading practices that we pass on to our clients. If you operate a venue that’s just opening up after an unprecedented year, you probably have a […]

July 2, 2021

Why Touchless Ticketing

Before writing this article, we discussed amongst ourselves, “Are people even still asking this question?” In the age of COVID-19, the advancing technology of the twenty first century, and increasingly high expectations for customer experience, the advantages of using touchless ticketing feel overwhelmingly clear.  But if you run a business or event, large or small, […]

June 21, 2021

ACTN Strategies at Work – Strategic Planning Before the Next Disruption

This is the final installment in our four-part series where we’ve examined real-world challenges that our clients have faced and the approaches we took to solve problems and make an impact. Here, we’re going to put it all together and share some of the insights and lessons learned. To get up to speed, check out […]

June 14, 2021

ACTN Strategies at Work – A Case Study on Strategic Partnering

This is the third installment (and final case study) in our four-part series highlighting real-world challenges that our clients have faced and the approaches we took to solve problems and make an impact. To get up to speed, check out the first two case studies on Crowd Management and Security and Creating Resilient Organizations before reading on. ACTN […]

June 7, 2021

ACTN Strategies at Work – A Case Study on Creating Resilient Organizations

This is the second installment in a four-part series where we’re evaluating case studies that examine real-world challenges faced by our clients and the approaches we took to solve problems and make an impact. Before reading on, we’d love for you to check out our first case study on successful crowd management and security at a high-profile […]