Why Do I Have to Do This?

I was reminded the other day while listening to a friend complain (mildly) about having to watch a training video about an active shooter situation and then take a quiz. It never ceases to amaze and disappoint me to hear this kind of thing. Why wouldn't you want to build your knowledge of what kinds of behaviors might save your life in an emergency? Do you really think nothing bad is ever going to happen to you? It's a 6-minute video, for Pete's sake.

Meanwhile, I've sat in training sessions where people spend the whole time on their smart phone (you do NOT want these people on your team for the exercises or probably in a real world emergency either) or they just leave at the first break. Sometimes they are unhappy that they've been "volun-told" to go to the training. Instead of taking the opportunity to learn something and possibly gain some appreciation from the boss and coworkers by bringing back some valuable information, they take a spot in the limited openings for the training and annoy the people who are there to learn.

Personally, I like to learn. I find most of the training sessions I attend to be pretty informative and often entertaining -- I know the instructors do their best to make them so, they appreciate the time and energy that most of the attendees are putting in, too.

If you can fit this kind of training into your schedule, I highly recommend it. But, I get that not everybody has all day (or three days!) to participate in a specialized emergency preparedness or response training. Simple Resilience can help by tailoring a program just for you and your team, focusing on the emergencies you are most likely to face and simple checklists for preparation and response. We can put together a few hours or a whole day, depending on what you need. Contact us for more information.

And while you're thinking about it, take six minutes and
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