by amvandenhurk | Nov 2, 2025
When Every Second Speaks: Why the First 20 Minutes Decide Everything In a crisis, speed without structure is chaos — and structure without speed is useless. Here’s why your first 20 minutes decide how long trust lasts. By Ann Marie van den Hurk, MSc.,... 
by amvandenhurk | Sep 10, 2025
The Cyber Threat You Can’t Afford to Overlook While oil prices and physical infrastructure are in the spotlight, cyber retaliation is a quieter—but equally urgent—threat. During times of geopolitical conflict, cyberattacks are one of the first and most scalable... 
by amvandenhurk | Jul 30, 2025
Communicating Through Cost Pressures: From Tariffs to Price Hikes, Trust Is on the Line In today’s economy, companies aren’t just managing costs, they’re managing expectations and vulnerabilities.As global trade policies shift, supply chains tighten, raw... 
by amvandenhurk | Feb 3, 2022
Do you know the importance of an online monitoring program in maintaining an organization’s reputation? A business risks losing 22 percent of business when potential customers find one negative article on the first page of their search results. Three negative ones on... 
by amvandenhurk | Jun 4, 2020
Risk Management Plan During Social Unrest is Essential The first half of 2020 between COVID-19 and peaceful protests hijacked by looters has been hard on small businesses. As coordinated attacks on businesses by loosely organized criminal gangs continue, now is... 
by amvandenhurk | Feb 1, 2017
How to prevent fake news from damaging your business reputation It is easy to brush off all the recent talk of fake news as a folly. However, 2016 proved it could have real-world consequences. Fake news has the potential to hurt reputations of individuals,...