October, 2015

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Road traffic collision claims 43 lives in FranceĀ 

Crisis Response Journal

In the early hours of Friday, October 23, 2015, a traffic accident between a timber transportation truck and a coach carrying people caused 43 casualties, burned alive, including the three-year-old son of the truck driver, writes Editorial Advisory Panel By Christophe Libeau

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Five Crisis Management Lessons from the VW Incident

Plan B Consulting

With the VW response to the emissions scandal still headline news, I thought I would share some lessons I have identified from their response. 1. Creeping crises are difficult to handle. In other bulletins we have talked about the difficulties of managing creeping crises. These are incidents which slowly build and suddenly reach tipping point when the incident hits the news and the organisation is caught up in a major incident.

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Militancy in Swat: How lack of social justice fuelled the Taliban in Pakistan's NorthĀ 

Crisis Response Journal

I commissioned this piece by Hurmit Ali Shah because it helps give a better shape to understanding what really happened in Swat, how a place that was known for its beauty was turned into a chaotic hotbed of terrorist activity.

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On the road in Sierra LeoneĀ 

Crisis Response Journal

In this last blog of this series from Sierra Leone Editorial Advisory Panel Member Robert McAlister and the Director of the BUDMC are out of the Freetown area and heading north through Wellington towards Port Loko.

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Mastering Remote Onboarding: Proven Strategies for Seamless New Hire Integration

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

Join this brand new webinar with Tim Buteyn to learn how you can master the art of remote onboarding! By the end of this session, you'll understand how to: Craft a Tailored Onboarding Checklist 📝 Develop a comprehensive, customized checklist that ensures every new hire has a smooth transition into your company, no matter where they are in the world.

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The poor struggle in post-earthquake NepalĀ 

Crisis Response Journal

Luavut Zahid is on assignment in Nepal; here, she reports on how the poorer citizens of Nepal are struggling to get back on their feet after the earthquake earlier this year.

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Exploring the role of software-defined radio in a crisisĀ 

Crisis Response Journal

Software-defined radio (SDR) has evolved considerably in the last 30 years to play a significant role in wireless communication.

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Five Crisis Management Lessons from the VW Incident

Plan B Consulting

With the VW response to the emissions scandal still headline news, I thought I would share some lessons I have identified from their response. 1. Creeping crises are difficult to handle. In other bulletins we have talked about the difficulties of managing creeping crises. These are incidents which slowly build and suddenly reach tipping point when the incident hits the news and the organisation is caught up in a major incident.