MNSHRM Webinar - Active Threat and Hostile Employee Preparedness for Human Resource Professionals

Human Resource professionals play a critical role in protecting employees while fostering a culture of trust psychological safety and care. In today’s complex workplace environment preparing for potential active threat situations is no longer just a security function it is a people and leadership responsibility.

This webinar equips HR professionals with practical people focused strategies to prepare employees before a crisis occurs. Participants will learn how to empower their workforce through awareness communication and decision making frameworks that reduce panic improve response and support employee wellbeing during high stress high consequence events. We will cover pre-attack indicators and ways to forecast the appropriate action to take with potential hostile employees.

Rather than fear based tactics this session emphasizes calm clarity and confidence helping HR leaders bridge the gap between safety planning and organizational culture. Attendees will leave with actionable insights they can immediately apply to strengthen preparedness reinforce trust and support employees before during and after a critical incident.

Three learning objectives:

Identify the HR role in active threat preparedness by understanding how training communication and culture influence and empower employee readiness and response during critical incidents.

Apply practical preparedness principles that help employees recognize threats early make safer decisions under stress and respond with greater confidence during time compressed high risk situations.

Support employees before and after a critical incident by integrating trauma informed practices clear communication strategies and recovery considerations that reinforce psychological safety and organizational trust.