Safe, Secure, and Compliant : The Lake Forest Group

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G. Michael Verden, Owner and CEO of The Lake Forest Group, applies effective methodologies he learned in a 40+-year career as a consultant, police officer, Senior Director of Security for the NBA, and an agent for the U.S. Secret Service protecting the President, First Lady, the Olympics and other large-scale events to hospitals, Fortune 500 corporations, manufacturing plants, and organizations like yours. As your trusted advisor, he’ll partner with you to ensure a safe and secure workplace where your employees can do their best work. Because of our varied client list, we can connect you to best practices that transcend industries so you can learn from entities in both the public and private sectors you would rarely have contact with otherwise.

Start Your Security Strategy with an Assessment

You need to know what you have before you can determine what you need. We’ll look at doors, locks, cameras, security officers, policies, and procedures, among other things, to identify where you’re exposed to risk to safeguard your people.

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Protect Your People with an Emergency Management Plan (EMP)

You need a plan to help you manage all types of hazards—weather, fires, criminal incidents, including active shooter—and direct your people to safety. Customized to your location and aligned with DHS FEMA recommended protocols, your plan will protect your people in an emergency.
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Educate your Employees about Security with Customized Training

A safe workplace depends on the participation of everyone in your organization. And training will help you achieve a safer workplace by educating your employees about concerning behaviors that can lead to workplace violence, how to support co-workers who are experiencing life stressors or domestic violence, and what to do when you see something, say something—and what that “something” can be.

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Enhance Executive Protection with an Independent Security Study

Especially beneficial for the CEO and other C-Suite members, an Independent Security Study helps select executives in your company avoid unnecessary tax liability. Plus, it assesses your company’s overall security environment as it relates to travel, corporate and residential properties, and transportation venues and procedures.
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It Takes a Strategy to Prevent Workplace Violence

March 23, 2024

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The Lake Forest Group remembers all victims of workplace violence, especially those in Atlanta and Boulder this past week.

We Get You—and We Got You

February 25, 2024

Strategy

As we exit 2020, destined to be remembered as one of the most challenging years in our history, and enter 2021, we want to remind you that we are here for you.

To Save and Protect: Independent Security Study Does Both

January 11, 2024

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How safe and secure do your employees feel? They might be harassed or threatened by co-workers or visitors, or exposed to some other type of workplace violence.

Chief Public Safety Officer

"We experienced an active shooter incident and needed help recovering from this tragedy. Mike and his team of experts conducted assessments of all our hospitals and university buildings to provide an enterprise strategy to protect our healthcare network and college campuses."

Chief of Police

"With an urban-based university and an increase in crime in our city, the number one concern was the safety of our people. The Lake Forest Group evaluated the security at all of our campuses and gave us a plan to strengthen our security posture and protect our students, staff, and visitors."

Chief Security Officer

"As the CSO of a worldwide delivery company, I needed to know if I was doing all I can to protect our people. The Lake Forest Group evaluated the global security department and provided a vision and strategy to protect our executives, brand, corporation, employees, and assets."

Chief Financial Officer

"The Lake Forest Group benchmarked the security environment of the corporate HQ and CEO's residence against peer organizations and comparable high net worth individuals’ residential properties and applied best practice based protective disciplines to enhance their security postures."