June, 2021

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When Buildings Collapse

DisasterDoc

Building collapse is a common phenomenon associated with multiple disasters, including those caused by so-called “natural hazards” such as earthquakes and tsunamis and landslides, as well as “technological hazards” such. The post When Buildings Collapse appeared first on DisasterDoc.

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Bystanders, gawkers and gaffers 

Crisis Response Journal

Lina Kolesnikova investigates the phenomenon of bystanders filming and taking photos of accident victims rather than calling the emergency services for help, or clearing the way for first responders

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USPS Faces Another Crisis Communications Crunch

Bernstein Crisis Management

Breaking down a reputational tough spot. The United States Postal Service (USPS) has seen no shortage of crisis communications challenges connected – directly or tangentially – to its strange status as a business enterprise operated by the federal government. Though most will say out loud that they have low expectations from the USPS, it only takes witnessing someone receiving a package from across the country one day late or a bit banged up to hear their displeasure and realize how

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Emergency Management at the 3rd Busiest Airport in the World

Disaster Zone Podcast

Los Angeles World Airports, which includes LAX is the 3rd busiest airport in the world by passenger volume. In this podcast I interview Justin Pierce who is the Emergency Management Director there. We talk about the challenges and opportunities he faces with such a large enterprise system. Besides going into the details of his emergency management program we also discuss the future of the emergency management profession to include NextGen Emergency Managers.

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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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BCP Headaches you can Avoid by using Shield: Part 3

KingsBridge BCP

Solve BCP Headaches. Welcome to the third and final installment of our series on how Shield can solve BCP headaches. Last time we talked about how Shield helps the newcomer to Business Continuity get started on the plan development process. Today we’ll look at challenges that can come up after you finally have that plan written. Headache #1: Updating contact information is so time consuming!

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“TARGET UP” for effective disaster plans

DisasterDoc

Measures of effectiveness describe the extent to which emergency operations accomplish our intended outcomes. Thus, effective planning represents the foundation for accomplishing the intended outcomes of group deliberation and execution. The post “TARGET UP” for effective disaster plans appeared first on DisasterDoc.

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How to defuse a bomb on a spaceship 

Crisis Response Journal

The world is a spaceship travelling around the sun, but inside the air is getting stuffy and the crew are growing in number.

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What is a CMDB? A data warehouse for your IT environment

CIO Governance

CMDB definition. A configuration management database (CMDB) is a data repository that stores information about all hardware and software assets in your IT environment. This critical component of the ITIL framework allows for efficient oversight and management of organizational assets, known as configuration items (CI), and delivers greater insight into how they relate to one other across the company.

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Adapting to Climate Change

Disaster Zone Podcast

While climate change and disasters are mentioned frequently in the popular media, most of the information being shared is about climate mitigation that has to do with reducing the amount of carbon being emitted into the atmosphere. There is little discussion of climate adaptation. This podcast looks specifically at adaption as a strategy that can be implemented now and can provide immediate results to reduce climate related damages.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

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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Increase your Business Continuity Profile

KingsBridge BCP

Business Continuity Profile. It’s one thing to have a business continuity plan, but it’s another to make sure your staff know about it. Those involved in writing the plan and the core members of recovery teams are likely aware of the plan. This is great, but what about everyone else in the organization? When bad things happen, will the staff know the company has a plan in place?

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How Businesses Can Prepare for the 2021 Hurricane Season [+ Free Checklist]

Alert Media

The post How Businesses Can Prepare for the 2021 Hurricane Season [+ Free Checklist] appeared first on AlertMedia.

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Near-Evacuation Reveals Dangerous Gaps in Communications for Senior Community

DisasterDoc

A special guest blog from emergency preparedness and disaster survival author, Virginia Nicols. Make sure it doesn’t happen this way in your community. On October 26, 2020, over a period of. The post Near-Evacuation Reveals Dangerous Gaps in Communications for Senior Community appeared first on DisasterDoc.

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EU Covid vaccination passports  

Crisis Response Journal

Lina Kolesnikova describes the initiative that is taking off this summer in the hopes of increasing travel and boosting tourism and trade

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Is Training the Right Solution?

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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Organizational Resilience is About How You Respond, Not React

Donyati

As organizations around the globe begin to negotiate a new array of post-Covid situations – such as when, or if, to return employees to the office – some celebration is certainly in order. But although 2020’s pandemic is finally ending, a new era for Business Continuity Planning (BCP) has just begun, according to Donyati BCP experts Joseph Brewer and Patrick Dunn.

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Women in Emergency Management

Disaster Zone Podcast

There are more and more women entering the profession of emergency management or thinking about a career in this field. This podcast is an interview with Curry Mayer, Director, City of Seattle’s Office of Emergency Management. Curry has worked in both California and in Washington State as an emergency manager and also worked as a consultant. In this interview we talk about the opportunities and challenges that come with the profession and also how women can make a difference working in this fiel

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Transitioning to Tech: Making the Leap from the Education World to a Career in Software

LogisManager

Transitioning to Tech: Making the Leap from the Education World to a Career in Software. Rebecca Hohlenwerger | Customer Success Team Lead at LogicManager. Before Rebecca Hohlenwerger joined LogicManager’s Advisory Team, she never imagined working in software. But with an itch for change and after considering the ever-expanding breadth and depth of the technology industry, Rebecca soon found herself in a new, more digital world.

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Staying Current: Why You Need to Keep Your BCM Plans Up to Date

MHA Consulting

Many organizations bring great energy to the job of creating new business continuity plans, then they put them on a shelf and allow the passage of time to make them … The post Staying Current: Why You Need to Keep Your BCM Plans Up to Date appeared first on MHA Consulting.

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Revitalizing Dry Content: A Lesson in Engagement

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.

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Never Ignore Backup and Disaster Recovery

LAN Infotech

Never Ignore Backup and Disaster Recovery. Experts estimate that humans produce 2.5 quintillion bytes of data every day. That is a lot of information. However, having a poor backup strategy can wipe out all or vast portions of your data in a single click. From accidental deletions and malicious attacks to natural disasters, there are multiple ways by which you can lose your business data.

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Allowing for growth while embracing renewable energy 

Crisis Response Journal

Haseeb Irfanullah analyses the Bangladesh Government’s strategy for green energy and climate responsibility through the lens of its response to the Rohingya refugee crisis in Cox’s Bazar

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Beat Hurricane Season With Emergency Notification Templates

Alert Media

The post Beat Hurricane Season With Emergency Notification Templates appeared first on AlertMedia.

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Earthquake Risks in Western Washington

Disaster Zone Podcast

There are earthquake risks in about every corner of the United States. This podcast looks at earthquakes in Western Washington State. Bill Steele, Director of Communications and Outreach at University of Washington, Pacific Northwest Seismic Network is interviewed. In addition to talking about plate tectonics and the three different types of earthquakes the region is subject to, there is a discussion about the most recent work to institute a ShakeAlert System here in Washington State.

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Brain Fog HQ: Memory Enhancement Techniques for Professional Development

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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Automating Risk Functions for Greater Value Creation

Risk Management Monitor

Despite recent volatility, more than 60% of risk executives surveyed in a recent PwC US Pulse Survey were optimistic about the global economy, as well as the state of the pandemic recovery. This optimism could stem from a greater alignment between risk functions and the business. Fifty percent of risk management executives reported interacting more with the C-suite, and 42% said they interact more with the board level.

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Dropping the Ball: 6 Common Crisis Response Mistakes

MHA Consulting

Has your organization ever dropped the ball in responding to a crisis, thus making a bad situation worse? In today’s post, we’re going to look at six of the most … The post Dropping the Ball: 6 Common Crisis Response Mistakes appeared first on MHA Consulting.

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Overcoming Data Protection Challenges in Today’s Data-Driven World

Talkingpoint

The volume of data that organizations must store, manage and protect is exploding. Every day, the world generates more than 2.5 exabytes of data, which must be stored and managed by businesses or cloud providers. The growth of data, the […]. The post Overcoming Data Protection Challenges in Today’s Data-Driven World appeared first on TierPoint.

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And the Emergency Services Oscars go to… 

Crisis Response Journal

For the entertainment industry, there are the Oscars… For the emergency services, there is the 112 Awards Ceremony, writes Marta Azevedo Silva, EENA’s Communications and Press Officer

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Introducing New Mobile App Features to Empower Anywhere Workers

Alert Media

The post Introducing New Mobile App Features to Empower Anywhere Workers appeared first on AlertMedia.