| In today's increasingly violent world, workplace violence | | | | Finding a qualified, professional trainer who has the |
| has come to the forefront for human resources | | | | real-world experience in both handling real-world |
| managers, as-well-as risk management and crisis | | | | dangers, "and" the sensitivities of the business world |
| management directors. More and more companies are | | | | with regards to liability and legal responsibility. |
| realizing that their plans for dealing with violence in the | | | | The typical question, aside from, "who's qualified," being |
| workplace are missing the necessary training to help | | | | asked by concerned human resources and other |
| employees avoid, escape from, or survive an actual | | | | managers responsible for this type of training is: |
| workplace violence attack. This article not only sheds | | | | With all of the web sites, all of the companies, and all |
| light on the number one problem that these concerned | | | | of the consultants who say they specialize in |
| managers and executives face in their attempt to | | | | workplace violence prevention and solutions, "Who Do |
| provide this critical and life-saving training, but also the | | | | You Trust?" |
| best way to guarantee you get what you need. | | | | They know that hiring a trainer or consultant who |
| Current statistics paint a grim picture of the state of | | | | specializes in physical self-defense programs is not the |
| today's workplaces. While many people believe that | | | | same as hiring say, a sales trainer. They know that if |
| workplace violence is a uniquely "American-thing," the | | | | they hire any other trainer or consultant, and down the |
| fact is that violence in the workplace knows no cultural, | | | | road they find that the information offered doesn't |
| ethnic, or national boundaries. I've personally spoken | | | | meet expectations or doesn't work at all, that they can |
| with executives, managers, administrators, and | | | | simply hire another one. |
| business owners from all over the world and have | | | | But, what happens if you hire a workplace violence |
| found that workplace violence is an international | | | | defensive tactics consultant to train your employees or |
| problem. | | | | produce your training program and then, you find out |
| While there are still many myths circulating about | | | | that the material was ineffective? When will you learn |
| workplace violence, their is a problem faced by those | | | | about your mistake in judgment? |
| directors, managers, and administrators who "are" | | | | You'll find out the only time you can - during an actual |
| looking for solid, dependable, and workable training | | | | attack situation - after it's too late to make changes. |
| solutions for their employees. Regardless of whether | | | | So, how do you find the right expert or company to |
| they "Google-it," ask for referrals, or conduct other | | | | meet your needs? You do what you always do: you |
| research, the problem only seems to increase with | | | | look for experience. |
| every contact, call, or click of a mouse. | | | | But, the experience you're looking for isn't in how many |
| What is this problem? | | | | companies they've worked for, how big their |
| How difficult could it be for corporate managers and | | | | consultancy is, or even if they're a karate black belt of |
| leaders - people who have access to literally a world | | | | whatever degree. No. The experience you're looking |
| of knowledge - to find the kind of training that will | | | | for is the same experience that should be sought, |
| protect property, save lives, and reduce, rather than | | | | even when hiring the sales trainer, and that is in how |
| increase, liability issues during a violent, physical attack | | | | successful this person has been using "their own" |
| in their business? | | | | information. |
| What could be their biggest problem? What could be | | | | If you want to make sure that you and your people |
| the primary factor which prevents them from taking | | | | are learning from the best choice, thereby giving you |
| action, and thereby allowing the clock tick down to the | | | | the best chance of survival, then you want to hire a |
| increased possibility of an incident occurring by, or to, | | | | consultant who has actual, real-world experience in |
| one or more of their employees? | | | | dealing with, and surviving, attacks from the same |
| If you happen to be one of these leaders, you already | | | | types of threats that you are exposed to. Period. |
| know what I'm going to say. If you're not, or you | | | | Regardless of research, college degrees, corporate |
| haven't given the problem of workplace violence much | | | | work experience, or even martial arts training, your |
| thought in your business, perhaps this will give you | | | | best choice for surviving a workplace violence attack, |
| something to think about when you decide to make | | | | is hiring a consultant who understands both the threat |
| this area of risk and crisis management and | | | | and the solution. |
| liability-control a priority for you and the people that | | | | If you're a manager, executive, administrator or |
| you're responsible for. | | | | business owner in the medical, education, or business |
| So, what is this problem? | | | | world who's looking for solid, reliable, and proven |
| The problem faced by most managers who are | | | | workplace violence prevention and survival training, get |
| actually looking for self-defense training that they can | | | | my workplace violence prevention and survival report, |
| add to their employee training package is this: | | | | "Attack-Proof Your Facility". |