Sat.Jun 18, 2022 - Fri.Jun 24, 2022

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New Study: Climate Change Could Crush Major Global Currencies

DRI Drive

While discussion of climate change-fueled natural disasters typically focuses on the humanitarian and environmental impacts, a recent study found a destructive outlook for the global economy as well. Barclays Plc. Has published a model of emissions scenarios and their potential impacts for how foreign exchange markets will be affected. In the worst-case scenario versions, rising […].

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Banishing Burnout

Recovery Diva

This is a guest posting by Ms Jolie Wills, a practitioner formerly from NZ and now living in the U.S. Readers are encouraged to reply to her directly. Those working in emergencies are feeling the burn. Disasters are increasing in frequency and severity and the layering of disasters is now sadly all too common. We can harm even the most resilient of people if we load them up with too much for too long.

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COVID Strikes Again

Disaster Zone

This time, it is me!

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Healthcare Workforce Shortage

Disaster Zone Podcast

One of the things that the COVID Pandemic has highlighted is the growing shortage of healthcare workers. This is especially true in rural areas of the United States. Erin J. McLaughlin An employment attorney discusses the causes and impacts of this labor shortage and what is being done to address it. See a previous Disaster Zone Blog post directly related to this subject about an initiative by the National Governor’s Association (NGA) to work in concert with one another, Health Worker Shortag

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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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In the Battle Between Wildlife and Power Grids, Never Bet Against the Beaver

DRI Drive

While the big resilience concerns focus on natural disasters, cybersecurity and supply chain woes, a pair of recent attacks on the power grid are a reminder to never forget how much damage a single small animal can do. On June 7, an outage in northwestern British Columbia left residents without internet, landline or cellular service […]. The post In the Battle Between Wildlife and Power Grids, Never Bet Against the Beaver appeared first on DRI Drive.

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Active Shooter Webinar Presented by CISA

Disaster Zone

Everyone needs to review their protocols and understanding.

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Cybersecurity crisis management exercises

Crisis Response Journal

June 2022: Lina Kolesnikova looks at new crisis management training strategies to stay ahead in the changing cyber threat landscape

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How Has Your Organization Managed Supply Chain and Other Top Risks? Tell Us in This Quick Survey!

DRI Drive

Resilience professionals have no shortage of challenges — extreme weather, cyber attacks, the continuing supply chain crisis, to name a few. Take this short survey to let us know what’s at the top of your list. Your replies are a critical component of the DRI Future Vision Committee’s upcoming 8th annual Trends and Predictions Reports. […].

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Source of New Book Info

Recovery Diva

Thanks to Lori Peek, Director of the Hazards Center at the University of CO/Boulder, for providing this link to a source of information about new books in the field of emergency management. She noted the New Reads series for a quick download on new publications. And she noted that they always welcome new submissions: [link].

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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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Using Social Media Is Not Only Good, but Essential in Disasters

Disaster Zone

Social media is an orphaned technology.

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Problem? What problem? 

Crisis Response Journal

June 2022: Amanda Coleman asks: With today’s issues, are we failing to grasp the challenge of being more prepared for the crises that are just around the corner?

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Should Ukraine Settle with Russia?

The Rand Blog

Should the United States humiliate Russia—and Russian President Vladimir Putin specifically—over the Russo-Ukrainian War? It could lead to escalation and new wars, but the United States and NATO may need to think twice before offering concessions.

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Who defines what resilience is in an organization?

Resilience Association

By Paul Kirvan, FBCI, CISA

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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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Nonverbal Communications Over Zoom

Disaster Zone

How to better present yourself.

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5 Ways to Support Remote Employees on the Move

Pure Storage

Being a great leader requires developing new skills at every junction. In the last few years, that has meant dealing with and supporting remote, on-the-move, and traveling employees in a flexible work environment while ensuring both security and productivity. According to the Future Forum Pulse report, at the beginning of the pandemic, organizations had to transition from supporting 30% of their workforce working in the office to 100% working remotely in just a matter of weeks.

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SIA and ESA Express Support for the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act

Security Industry Association

The Electronic Security Association (ESA) and the Security Industry Association (SIA) are part of a community of security professionals unified by the mission of keeping people and property safe. Following inexplicable and senseless school security tragedies that occur far too often in this nation, most recently in Uvalde, Texas, we commit ourselves to support reasonable initiatives to protect young children who simply deserve a safe place to learn.

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Why do you need backup software for Windows?

Acronis

Having the right backup and restore software means that no matter what happens to your computer, you can be back up and running in a matter of hours, if not minutes.

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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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Do You Unplug During Vacations?

Disaster Zone

What are your choices and ramifications?

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Better Science, Volume 1: Hardware and Software Co-design with DirectFlash

Pure Storage

Flash memory is pretty incredible stuff. At Pure Storage®, we’ve built our entire storage hardware portfolio on solid-state storage. We’ve eschewed disk as a relic of the past and are building a new generation of storage platforms centered around flash memory. We think storage is an industry still ripe for innovation, not commoditization. But the incredible march of progress that has driven flash densities higher and higher is also slowly chipping away at its core purpose: to reliably store bits

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SIA New Member Profile: Infusion Direct Marketing

Security Industry Association

New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Infusion Direct Marketing, Inc. , specializes in developing marketing programs for the security industry. The company was founded in Hauppauge, New York, and is now headquartered in Port St. Lucie, Florida. SIA spoke with Monique Merhige, president of Infusion Direct Marketing, about the company’s history and offerings and the security industry.

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Federal Funding for Heat Emergencies

Recovery Diva

From the CRS: Selected Federal Financial Assistance for. Emergency Response to Extreme Heat.

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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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How Close Is AI to Becoming Sentient?

Disaster Zone

Sentience is the capacity to experience feelings and sensations.

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Walking away from a Fortune 30 Company to start from scratch

BryghtPath

Why would a successful crisis management & business continuity leader walk away from a successful twenty-plus year career at a Fortune 30 corporation to start a new business from scratch? After all, I was leading a program with global scope and scale, a large and talented team that was the envy of the industry, and … The post Walking away from a Fortune 30 Company to start from scratch appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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Are You Making Any of These Mistakes with Your Log Analytics?

Pure Storage

Security log analytics is pretty much SecOps table stakes these days. But that doesn’t mean every organization is getting it right. Before, I discussed three reasons you can’t live without security logs —here, I’ll talk about a few common mistakes that could be holding you back from leveraging this goldmine of data to its fullest potential. Fast Security Logs Are the Key to Beating the Clock.

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What if Russia's Army Fails in Ukraine?

The Rand Blog

Fighting in Ukraine will likely continue. But battlefield advantages could continue to ebb and flow, too. The West should prudently prepare for Ukrainian success as well as a less favorable outcome.

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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