By Joel Lashley During my years studying violence, I have interviewed survivors and witnesses of active shooter incidents.  As they related their terrifying memories, horrible injuries, and sometimes chilling perspectives, I was changed both...Keep Reading

  By Joel Lashley When he was four years old, the Rodríguezes’ son Manny was diagnosed with autism.  Although that was difficult to hear, Mrs. Rodríguez felt relief when a diagnostician finally put a label...Keep Reading

  By Dave Young Many people confuse being prepared with being hopeful. While those words may have a similar connotation, they are completely different.  The challenge when developing safety and security procedures for entering a...Keep Reading

  By Ryan Stoltz We’ve all been there. A training session at work is about to start. A session that everybody in the room has been told to attend by a supervisor. You wonder, “What’s...Keep Reading

  Below is an excerpt from the book “Confidence in Conflict for Campus Live: The Must Have Safety Resource for every college bound student” by Jill Weisensel. After an awesome summer break filled with concerts...Keep Reading

  By Joel Lashley If you work in healthcare spending long days with inpatients, then you probably know all too well about eye-rolling.  Should we do something about it? What can we do about it?...Keep Reading

  Below is an excerpt from the book “Confidence in Conflict for Sports Officials: Practical Tips for Staying Out of the Crossfire and Keeping the Peace During the Game” by Pete Jaskulski. Have  you ever...Keep Reading

  By Dave Young The old saying, “You speak volumes before the first word is spoken,” couldn’t be truer!  As a personal safety expert and defensive tactics trainer with over 30 plus years of training...Keep Reading

  Below is an excerpt from the book “Confidence in Conflict for Healthcare Professionals: Creating an Environment of Care That is Incompatible With Violence” by Joel Lashley. “Human nature is complex. Even if we have...Keep Reading