DRI Drive

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Over the past 50 years, natural disasters have increased by a factor of five, according to the latest data from the World Meteorological Organization – causing over 2 million deaths and $3.64 trillion in losses. The most recent WMO Atlas of Mortality and Economic Losses from Weather, Climate and Water Extremes (1970-2019) keeps track of […]. The post Report: Disasters Are Getting Worse – But More Lives Have Been Saved appeared first on DRI Drive.

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Disaster Zone

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Paying truck drivers is one issue — cybersecurity.

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Bernstein Crisis Management

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Expert advice for hard conversations with clients, the media, and anyone in between. Tough conversations with clients are a part of doing business in any vertical, and how you handle them can make the difference between someone leaving with a great impression of your brand, ready to pass on the good word, or making sure to savage your reputation online and off.

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Recovery Diva

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The Diva has never done this before, but this appeal is special because several academic professionals who are longtime friends are involved. They are helping the First Nation Tribes in LA provide assistance to members experiencing massive damage after Hurricane Ida. Here are the details, as provided by Prof. Laura Olson: Hurricane Ida brought catastrophic damage to the member Tribes of the First Peoples Conservation Council of Louisiana (FPCC).

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Crisis Response Journal

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The growing importance of waste management is pushing society to consider it to be as vital as other CI sectors such as energy, and transportation, writes Lina Kolesnikova

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DRI Drive

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The latest edition of the Crisis Response Journal is now available for download from our Library! This issue looks at the cascading risks of climate change, wildfires, COVID-19 and more, and how the resilience community is responding. DRI has partnered with CRJ to provide DRI Certified Professionals access to a PDF version of the most […]. The post Read the September 2021 Crisis Response Journal – Special Subscription Offer for Certified Professionals appeared first on DRI Drive.

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Disaster Zone

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

It is everywhere!

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The Rand Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Norway, Sweden, and Finland have dramatically shifted their plans and actions in response to Russian threats in the European Arctic. This change could provide an opportunity for the United States to further strengthen cooperation, enhancing security and better countering Russia in the region.

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Recovery Diva

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

From the WashPost: U.S. agencies spent years testing pandemic responses. But many didn’t learn lessons for coronavirus, GAO finds. Be sure to read the last three paragraphs of the article.

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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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Crisis Response Journal

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

September 2021: Lina Kolesnikova analyses two shootings – one at a school and one at a university, looking at each attacker’s profile, their pre-attack behaviour and their plans

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Disaster Zone Podcast

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Monica Sanders is a Georgetown University professor. Previously, she was a Senior Committee Counsel for both the House of Representatives and Senate Committees on Homeland Security. In this podcast we do deep dive into the legislative process of the Congress of the United States. The role of committee chairpersons and their staff is explored, along with the way in which bills are introduced in Congress and move through the legislative process.

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DRI Drive

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The fifth most powerful hurricane to hit the U.S., the brunt of Ida has left Louisiana in dire straits, pummeled the rest of the east coast, and could spell supply chain trouble for businesses throughout the rest of the country. Days after Ida made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane, roughly a million […]. The post Hurricane Ida: The Aftermath of One of the Most Powerful Storms in U.S.

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Disaster Zone

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The dollars keep adding up, but the statistics don’t.

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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The Rand Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Beijing and Islamabad share a long history of cooperation and have much in common on Afghanistan. Both are poised to benefit strategically from the Taliban's success. But the Taliban's resurrection almost certainly will add some stress to an otherwise positive and productive bilateral partnership.

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Recovery Diva

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

State of Public Health: Emergency Management in a World of Increasingly Complex Dis asters.

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Scott R. Davis

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Central Penn Business Journal has selected Scott R. Davis as a Forty Under 40 recipient. Forty Under 40 recognizes professionals 40 years of age and younger who have been successful in the Central Pennsylvania area. Honorees, chosen by the Central Penn Business Journal editors, were selected based on professional accomplishments, community service and commitment to inspiring change.

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Disaster Zone Podcast

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Alert and warning is one of the primary functions for emergency management agencies and first responders. You first need to detect the hazard, but then you need different ways to issue a warning. This then is the topic of this podcast with Matthew Straeb with Alert FM In the podcast we discuss the pros and cons of different technology tools being used today to issue warnings.

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn

Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.

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DRI Drive

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

During the COVID-19 pandemic, priorities have certainly shifted for many companies. But in the effort to ensure business continuity is secure, has IT threat protection been left behind? HP Wolf’s security report is based on an online survey of 8,443 office workers worldwide who shifted to telework positions during the pandemic, as well as 1,100 […].

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Disaster Zone

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

It seems pretty clear to me!

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CIO Governance

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Technical architecture is the sum and substance of what IT deploys to support the enterprise. As such, its management is a key IT practice. We talked about how to go about it in a previous article in this series. Which leads to the question, What constitutes good technical architecture? Or more foundationally, What constitutes technical architecture, whether good, bad, or indifferent?

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Bernstein Crisis Management

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Neglecting reputation can be costly. With polls showing that global executives attribute a whopping 63% of their company’s market value to its overall reputation, it seems most in the know would agree reputation is a tremendously valuable resource. Why, then, is it so common to encounter major brands with national reputations…and no reputation management planning to speak of?

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.

Pure Storage

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Poor data security compliance policies can make it easier for ransomware attackers to succeed in their efforts to lock up your data. As Sophos recently reported , some attackers are shifting to extortion-style attacks. Instead of simply encrypting files, they threaten to publish data unless a ransom is paid, thereby putting the victimized organization in a position where it will get slammed with regulatory fines—not to mention damage to its brand.

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Disaster Zone Podcast

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The Disaster Zone podcast guest is John Scardena who hosts the Disaster Tough Podcast and also heads up Doberman EMG a consulting firm specializing in supporting government emergency management programs. In this podcast we have a wide-ranging discussion on a variety of emergency management topics from ranging from GIS to other technologies and how to address the integration of new technologies into an organization.

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DRI Drive

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

In Asia and the Pacific, natural and biological hazards are converging, creating cascading risks on populations and infrastructures, according to a new report from the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). “Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2021: Resilience in a Riskier World” looks at risks in the region under current, moderate, […].

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Disaster Zone

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Marketing 101: Use the name people know.

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Speaker: Chester Santos – Author, International Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Corporate Trainer, Memory Expert, U.S. Memory Champion

In October, scientists discovered that 75% of patients who experienced brain fog had a lower quality of life at work than those who did not. At best, brain fog makes you slower and less efficient. At worst, your performance and cognitive functions are impaired, resulting in memory, management, and task completion problems. In this entertaining and interactive presentation, Chester Santos, "The International Man of Memory," will assist you in developing life-changing skills that will greatly enha

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