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Practicing Restraint of Pen, Tongue and Send Button

Bernstein Crisis Management

A critical crisis prevention best practice. That darn Send button. It’s much too easy to click the Send button on any communications device and just as easy for whatever you send to be (a) misunderstood; (b) shared with others along with the recipient’s personal opinions; and, (c) posted widely online in places you never expected. We all know that but, factually, if more people practiced restraint of pen, tongue and Send button, we’d have less business.

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An Introduction to Tornadoes

DisasterDoc

A tornado is a violently rotating column of air that reaches from a storm system down towards Earth’s surface. The most notable appearance of a tornado comes from its spinning. The post An Introduction to Tornadoes appeared first on DisasterDoc.

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National Health Security Preparedness Index

Disaster Zone Podcast

In this podcast we learn about the National Health Security Preparedness Index This index gets an annual update and looks at the public health readiness of all 50 states and Washington, D.C. The show’s guest is Glen Mays, Professor and Chair, Department of Health Systems, Management & Policy, Colorado School of Public Health. We discuss what criteria is used to achieve ratings and how over 200 data points are used to achieve a state-by-state rating.

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7 IT governance myths

CIO Governance

When designed and functioning properly, IT governance plays an integral role in aligning IT and business goals, helping to focus, fortify, and advance an enterprise’s overall business strategy. Yet all too often, IT leaders fall victim to popular misconceptions that not only derail effective IT governance, but directly conflict with key business objectives.

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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 You’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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Hazardous Conditions: Mitigation Planning and Pandemics

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the importance of coordinated responses among emergency management and other stakeholders to implement an effective strategy for handling a long and complex disaster. Due to a number of factors , pandemics are more likely to occur in the future. Thus, identifying and planning for the risks of potential disasters, such as a pandemic, is the first step to ensuring that communities and regions are prepared for them.

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Participate in SIA’s New Research Pilot Program

Security Industry Association

The Security Industry Association (SIA) is planning to introduce a new pilot program to allow members to leverage our premier research resources. The program would focus on policy research at the federal, state, local and even international levels to help your company and employees better understand how you can access existing or developing markets.

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Assessing Emergency Communications ROI for the Modern Enterprise (Webinar Recap)

Alert Media

The post Assessing Emergency Communications ROI for the Modern Enterprise (Webinar Recap) appeared first on AlertMedia.

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Issues and Emerging Trends in Employee Background Screening

Prism International

Author’s Note: In writing this, I am acutely aware that many i-SIGMA members find themselves at this time having trouble finding good employees. Despite that fact, or maybe because of it, rehashing the basis and issues related to background screening is important. Oh yeah, and I am not a lawyer or CRA and this is not legal advice. For any organization, the people it hires are both its biggest asset and its biggest risk.

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Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 at Advancing Analytics

Advancing Analytics

All of us know someone who has experienced challenges with mental health. Whether they have chosen to voice it or not, we all know someone. One in 4 of us is that someone. Many of us have grown up with certain assumptions or associations about mental health and there is a lot of misinformation out there. This post will aim to give a general overview of mental health in the UK, including some resources for you to use for your own research and advice.

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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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Participate in This Quick Poll on Vaccination Requirements From SIA’s HR Working Group

Security Industry Association

The SIA Human Resources Working Group is seeking input from executives and human resources staff in the security industry regarding policies on vaccination for employees and job applicants. We’ve created a brief survey to gauge how companies are handling return to work and to help SIA benchmark industry plans and practices. Please complete the quick, anonymous two-question poll to share your feedback!

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The Role of Crisis Communication During an Emergency

Alert Media

The post The Role of Crisis Communication During an Emergency appeared first on AlertMedia.

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Cybersecurity control failures listed as top emerging risk

Behavior Group

Cybersecurity control failures was listed as the top emerging risk in 1Q21 in a global poll of 165 senior executives across function and geography, according to Gartner. Despite a myriad of risks resulting from the pandemic, such as the new work environment and environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns, cybersecurity risk was singled out with… Continue reading.

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Deliberate Practice: Changing the Way We Look at Business Continuity?

Business Continuity Today

As we see the field and job of the Emergency and Business Continuity Manager move to a profession, how do we get there? Deliberate practice is what turns amateurs into professionals. Deliberate practice is absolutely essential for expert performance. You may have heard the old saying Practice Makes Perfect? That is not true, if you practice poorly, your performance will suffer.

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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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Relevant Security Technologies Under the American Rescue Plan Act

Security Industry Association

In this video, get an overview of which safety and security solutions fall into allowable uses under ARP and CARES Act funding. On April 28, the Security Industry Association (SIA) hosted Part 1 of the 2021 SIA GovSummit , the nation’s premier government security conference connecting government, security and technology. This daylong virtual conference featured insights from experts in government, industry, academia and the nonprofit sector on the security issues that matter the most to go

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Recovery In The Caribbean

Business Resilience Decoded

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ISC West Kicks Off Upcoming 2021 Event with Positive Momentum

Security Industry Association

ISC West 2021, taking place July 19-21 at the Sands Expo & Convention Center in Las Vegas, launches attendee registration, a growing 2021 Exhibitor List, and dynamic SIA Education@ISC program, in order to accelerate market recovery and re-define the roadmap ahead for the security & public safety industry. NORWALK, Conn. – ISC West, in collaboration with premier sponsor the Security Industry Association (SIA), has recently unveiled a robust lineup of event details for the upcoming ISC Wes

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SIA New Member Profile: Gabriel

Security Industry Association

Jim Watson. New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Gabriel uses smart technology to provide an affordable and intuitive emergency mass notification platform. The company’s product is deployed in multiple U.S. states and growing rapidly. Gabriel’s development team is based in Israel, and its commercial team is based in the United States. . SIA spoke with Jim Watson, vice president of commercial development at Gabriel, about the company, the security industry and working with SIA.

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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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Security Industry Association Announces Cybersecurity Certification for the Security Industry

Security Industry Association

The Security Industry Cybersecurity Certification (SICC) assesses and validates the core competencies needed to effectively perform security jobs involving critical aspects of cybersecurity. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced the creation of the Security Industry Cybersecurity Certification (SICC), a new industry credential developed by SIA with support from PSA Security Network and Security Specifiers and the first-ever certification focused specifically

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Deliberate Practice: Changing the Way We Look at Business Continuity?

Business Continuity Today

As we see the field and job of the Emergency and Business Continuity Manager move to a profession, how do we get there? Deliberate practice is what turns amateurs into professionals. Deliberate practice is absolutely essential for expert performance. You may have heard the old saying Practice Makes Perfect? That is not true, if you practice poorly, your performance will suffer.

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Recovery In The Caribbean

Business Resilience Decoded

Episode 68: Malcolm Reid of Brison LLC Contact Malcolm Reid at: [link] [link]. Business Resilience Decoded: [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] Episode 68: Malcolm Reid of Brison LLC Contact Malcolm Reid at: [link] [link]. Business Resilience Decoded: [link] [link] [link] [link] [link].

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Recovery In The Caribbean

Business Resilience Decoded

Episode 68: Malcolm Reid of Brison LLC Contact Malcolm Reid at: [link] [link]. Business Resilience Decoded: [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] Episode 68: Malcolm Reid of Brison LLC Contact Malcolm Reid at: [link] [link].

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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.