Vistelar Insights

Learn The One Personal Tactic you need to stay safe from most assaults

While attending a class on self-defense or personal safety, have you ever heard someone say, “Hey, you attacked me the wrong way!” Over the last 30 plus years, ...

How Campuses Can Use Training + Expectations to Aid Suicide Prevention

College campuses are crowded places. From dorms and lecture halls to gymnasiums and dining halls, college students spend those formative years ...

Personal Situational Awareness—Confidence In Conflict Book Excerpt

Enjoy this excerpt from one of our published books. Chapter 1 Your First Class - Personal Situational Awareness 101 After an awesome summer break filled with ...

A New Way of Thinking About Healthcare Worker Safety

Many years ago, when I was working as a hospital security officer, I was sent to a patient unit regarding a “combative patient.” Oddly enough, healthcare ...

Five Approaches to Showing Respect — Book Excerpt

Enjoy this excerpt from one of our published books. Chapter 2 Five Approaches To Showing Respect (Respect Everyone) In teaching this program to sports ...

Be Alert and Decisive — Confidence In Conflict Book Excerpt

Enjoy this excerpt from one of our published books. Chapter 1 Be Alert and Decisive / Respond, Don’t React (Be Ready and Stay Safe) To officiate a game ...

A Security Leader's Roadmap for Affecting Change

Many times, security leaders recognize that if we are not to deliver on our mission, something in our operation needs to change. At the same time, we will ...

Alter Your Reality — Confidence In Conflict Book Excerpt

Enjoy this excerpt from one of our published books. Chapter 1 Alter your reality: How to accept and anticipate conflict Overview: F airy tales, Hollywood and ...

How to Increase Safety for Healthcare Security Professionals

Since the COVID-19 pandemic has entered our world, business as usual has changed drastically. Being security professionals in a healthcare environment, we are ...

Big, Mean, Angry Biker — Confidence In Conflict Book Excerpt

Enjoy this excerpt from one of our published books. Introduction I was passing through the Emergency Department when an angry-looking man walked in through the ...