<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[International Strategic Safety & Security Management for Sports Events]]></title><description><![CDATA[Global Safety for Sporting Excellence]]></description><link>https://www.sssriskconsultants.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:15:05 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.sssriskconsultants.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[What is strategy and the “car bonnet analogy”! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I have lectured and mentored colleagues with respect to developing strategic command skills, one of the most asked and discussed issues is “What is strategy?” Aspiring leaders seem to get hung up on the mythical ability to ‘be strategic’. I try and explain strategy using the car bonnet analogy. It goes like this: when you are driving a vehicle you look at what is right in front of you to navigate through the traffic but you also have planned the journey to your final destination and have...]]></description><link>https://www.sssriskconsultants.com/post/what-is-strategy-and-the-car-bonnet-analogy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a54b5dc6a07ced52ab0a5bc</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:58:03 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Dr David Musker</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hope for the best; plan for the worst]]></title><description><![CDATA[Need I say more in terms of my planning philosophy? Many of my colleagues over the years have considered me a bit gloomy always seeing potential disasters round every corner. Some have suspected that my hero is Private Frazer for the British TV Series ‘Dad’s Army’ who would lugubriously intone “Doomed!  We are all doomed’ on occasions of challenge.   I think in Event Management 101 Manual, it is axiomatic that there there is no risk free, completely safe operation - all events carry some...]]></description><link>https://www.sssriskconsultants.com/post/hope-for-the-best-plan-for-the-worst</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4cceaaf4447ccc4ce332a1</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:06:42 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Dr David Musker</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feeding the beast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Duke of Wellington's Desk - Whitehall This might seem a rather baffling statement, in the context of event planning; but, in my experience ‘feeding the beast’ means making sure you are communicating in a timely and effective manner with the media, the public, senior leadership, stakeholders and your staff with respect to operational progress and major developments (whether adverse or positive). The voracious and ever evolving communications environment , with the growth of social media and...]]></description><link>https://www.sssriskconsultants.com/post/feeding-the-beast</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4255dc69b2dfbbf1284ee0</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:28:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5b125d_e358da9b324849758c168219d124eaeb~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_960,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr David Musker</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Planning and Events]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kensington Oval Barbados 2024  As I reflect on my 35 years in event and operational leadership, a number of clear lessons have become apparent to me. I was once talking to a senior colleague, who related a story that has always stuck with me. Post a very serious incident, the responsible police commander was being cross examined within an adversarial judicial forum. The questioning was becoming somewhat testy, as cross examinations normally do!  In response to a particularly pointed question,...]]></description><link>https://www.sssriskconsultants.com/post/planning-and-events</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a3d02f0934ad79482b1f8e3</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:37:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5b125d_aa96cc4cb97649f799b2db5ebf18d2b3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_960,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr David Musker</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>