March, 2016

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Communities can help to defeat terrorismĀ 

Crisis Response Journal

Communities have a role to play in keeping where they live safe by reporting suspicious activity, says Roger Gomm By Roger Gomm

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How to Use Mass Communications to Effectively Reach Your Audience Globally

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Is Business Continuity Missing a Trick?

Plan B Consulting

This week Charlie talks about the links between business continuity and cyber security. Yesterday I went to an excellent seminar, organised by the Scottish Business Resilience Centre , called ā€˜Trading Security for Businessā€™. It was all about the threats to mobile devices and how to secure them. By the end of the day I felt I could do nothing else then to switch off my phone, secure it in a faraday cage and then throw it in the deepest part of the sea to protect myself from hackers.

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Are we doing enough to safeguard healthcare services?Ā 

Crisis Response Journal

On February 15, three more healthcare facilities in Syria were bombed. With the sound of those explosions still ringing in our ears, we cannot say that we are doing enough.

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The Complete Guide to Mastering Business Continuity

The Complete Guide to Mastering Business Continuity is a step-by-step resource for developing an effective Business Continuity Management (BCM) program and navigating challenges. Whether building from scratch or enhancing a plan, this guide offers practical tools, expert advice, and strategies to ensure resilience. What Youā€™ll Learn: Key elements of BCM and resiliency Steps to build and test your Business Continuity Plan (BCP) Conducting risk assessments and BIAs Integrating cybersecurity into p

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The first anniversary of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk ReductionĀ 

Crisis Response Journal

Today (March 18, 2016) the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) is celebrating its first birthday.

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Pledging to make hospitals safe havensĀ 

Crisis Response Journal

Dr Eric de Roodenbeke, CEO of the International Hospital Federation (IHF), outlines his thoughts on increasing the resilience of hospitals and ensuring they are safe havens.

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Is enough being done to protect unaccompanied child refugees?Ā 

Crisis Response Journal

In an interview at the end of January, Europol brought attention to another very tragic aspect of the refugee crisis in Europe crisis, namely the disappearance of almost 10,000 unaccompanied children over the past two years after their arrival in Europe, By Lina Kolesnikova

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Sumatra quake in March reveals flaws in tsunami warning systemsĀ 

Crisis Response Journal

Paul Somerville of Risk Frontiers examines the earthquake off Sumatra, Indonesia in early March, and looks at the breakup of the Australia ā€“ India Plate. On March 2, 2016, an Mw 7.

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This is how Twitter could save lives in LondonĀ 

Crisis Response Journal

Twitter claimed its crown as the undisputed king of social media for crisis communication last week, through a single line uttered in a press briefing in a soon-to-be demolished building in London, UK, writes Lorraine Homer.

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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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Long term woes of displaced Afghans in PakistanĀ 

Crisis Response Journal

As reported in our CRJ blog of August 2015, the authorities in Pakistanā€™s Capital of Islamabad have begun a drive against 42 slum areas in the city, writes Luavut Zahid.

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Is Business Continuity Missing a Trick?

Plan B Consulting

This week Charlie talks about the links between business continuity and cyber security. Yesterday I went to an excellent seminar, organised by the Scottish Business Resilience Centre , called ā€˜Trading Security for Businessā€™. It was all about the threats to mobile devices and how to secure them. By the end of the day I felt I could do nothing else then to switch off my phone, secure it in a faraday cage and then throw it in the deepest part of the sea to protect myself from hackers.

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Business Continuity and ā€˜Emergency Responseā€™

Plan B Consulting

This week Charlie looks at the relationship between business continuity and emergency response. I have noted within LinkedIn forums, on Pulse, Continuity magazine and on various blog sites and portals that there is a gathering debate on whether business continuity is fit for purpose. Have changes in the threat landscape made it relevant and what direction should the profession take?

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Business Continuity and ā€˜Emergency Responseā€™

Plan B Consulting

This week Charlie looks at the relationship between business continuity and emergency response. I have noted within LinkedIn forums, on Pulse, Continuity magazine and on various blog sites and portals that there is a gathering debate on whether business continuity is fit for purpose. Have changes in the threat landscape made it relevant and what direction should the profession take?

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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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New to Mass Communications Software? Your Questions Answered

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5 Tools to Drive Audience Interaction through Mass Communications

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Jimmy Saville: Lessons Learned

Plan B Consulting

This week Charlie looks at the report into Jimmy Savile’s activities at the BBC and highlights lessons learned. The leading item on the news this week is the publishing of Dame Janet Smithā€™s report into Jimmy Savileā€™s activities at the BBC. The report looks at where they missed opportunities to stop his criminal behaviour. I have looked at one section of the report titled ā€˜Did the culture and practices within the BBC during the years of Savileā€™s employment enable Savileā€™s inappropriate con

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Jimmy Saville: Lessons Learned

Plan B Consulting

This week Charlie looks at the report into Jimmy Savile’s activities at the BBC and highlights lessons learned. The leading item on the news this week is the publishing of Dame Janet Smithā€™s report into Jimmy Savileā€™s activities at the BBC. The report looks at where they missed opportunities to stop his criminal behaviour. I have looked at one section of the report titled ā€˜Did the culture and practices within the BBC during the years of Savileā€™s employment enable Savileā€™s inappropriate con

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Is Training the Right Solution?

Speaker: Tim Buteyn

Let's set the scene: youā€™ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect thereā€™s something going on that training canā€™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.