Bernstein Crisis Management

MARCH 9, 2022

When the people speak, corporations listen. Shell has joined a long list of companies being forced by public pressure into crisis management over not taking the hint to back out of business ventures with Russia as the invasion of Ukraine escalated. Thought it didn’t violate any official Western sanctions, Shell’s March 4 purchase of 100,000 metric tons of flagship Urals crude from Russia (at a reported record discount) did not go unnoticed by consumers, politicians, and influencers,

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Disaster Zone Podcast

MARCH 8, 2022

What does leadership look like in the 21st Century? To find out, I went to Steve Metruck, the Executive Director for the Port of Seattle. The port has both maritime and airport operations with billions of dollars in capital investments being made. Steve had a very successful United States Coast Guard career, retiring as a two star admiral. In a series of responses to a number of questions he reflects on what makes for a good leader.

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Recovery Diva

MARCH 11, 2022

Given the current concerns about the humanitarian needs of people, this is a good time to mention the subject of disaster philanthropy. One of the important organizations in the U.S. is the Center for Disaster Philanthropy. Here is a nice example of disaster philanthropy: 10M gift to aid extreme weather research at UMass. Thanks to Wendy Foxmyn for sending me the citation.

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The Rand Blog

MARCH 10, 2022

The toxicity of the anti-feminist discourse in South Korea does not accurately reflect the gender-related tensions and problems that most Koreans currently face. The obstacles to improving gender equity are more mundane and more ubiquitous than the hyperbole of anti-feminism suggests.

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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.

Activation

Pure Storage

MARCH 7, 2022

The events unfolding overseas are unsettling on a number of fronts—including the first salvos, which took place in the data center, not on the battlefield. While there are currently no specific or credible cyber threats to organizations in the U.S., attacks on data centers hit close to home for all of us no matter where we are in the world. The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has just released guidance for all organizations to adopt heightened postures to cybersecurity

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Recovery Diva

MARCH 8, 2022

FEMA flood maps underestimate damage risks, according to NC State research. New research out of N.C. State University shows the state and nation could be underestimating flood damage risk. Researchers from the university’s Center for Geospatial Analytics used artificial intelligence to predict where flooding is likely to happen. Researchers used data from actual flooding events, as well as information about distance to a river or stream, type of soil, and precipitation, to build the comput

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The Rand Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

Increasingly isolated and desperate, Putin might try to suddenly escalate the Ukraine conflict rather than back down in the face of international opposition. The United States and its allies must account for the possibility that even in the face of credible deterrent threats Putin might double down and lash out.

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Pure Storage

MARCH 11, 2022

The amount of unstructured data continues to grow rapidly as machines generate information at unprecedented rates. Organizations that learn how to efficiently leverage this data and power their modern applications will stay ahead of the competition. But to do that, they need a robust storage solution that can enable them to achieve better business outcomes from their data and gain a competitive advantage in this modern age.

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BryghtPath

MARCH 8, 2022

As masks and PCR tests fade from the rearview mirror, we undertook a poll of how our clients fared in their pandemic crisis response. It revealed a pediatric dentist’s goody box of results. From “wow, we did exceptionally well with our crisis response and I wouldn’t change a thing” (you know, like when you get … The post How to Conduct an Effective After-Action Process appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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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!

Mitigation

Acronis

MARCH 8, 2022

Acronis is pleased to take this month, including International Women’s Day, to emphasize the importance of diversity through company-wide events and initiatives, because diversity is our strength — which, besides being a noble pursuit, adds significantly to making the workplace a more productive and successful environment for everyone.

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National Fire Protection Association

MARCH 7, 2022

Top row (L-R) Stacy Welch, Linda Little, Lori Moore-Merrell, Dana Kamal, Lorraine Carli. Middle row (L-R) Olga Caledonia, Amy Acton, Tiffany Green, Birgitte Messerschmidt, Yuanjing Liu. Lower row (L-R) Christina Francis, Sofia Poehls, Sarah Lee, Sawsan Dahham, Inma Zeind Today, as women in every corner of the globe consider what International Women’s Day (IWD) means to them, their families, [[ This is a content summary only.

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Fusion Risk Management

MARCH 8, 2022

The relationship between Russia and the rest of the world is increasingly volatile. When Russia invaded Ukraine, the United States and its allies imposed both sweeping and unprecedented economic sanctions with the intent to limit Russia’s ability to fund their war effort. In response to the sanctions, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said : “These sanctions that are being imposed, they are akin to declaring war.” Russia also is attempting to alleviate some of the pressures from the

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Castellan

MARCH 7, 2022

For decades, many organizations approached business continuity as an annual event. One where disaster response and continuity plans were hammered out, approved, and tucked away, just in case a disruption occurred, waiting until the next year to rinse and repeat. But unfortunately, that’s no longer our reality. Resilient organizations today can no longer operate from a position of planning with an “if” something happens to us perspective.

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Crisis Management Continuity Planning Resilience Business Continuity 98

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.

Evaluation

BMC

MARCH 9, 2022

As with all project and product methodologies and frameworks, Agile and Scrum are creating new roles within organizations. Three of the more prominent roles are Product Owner (PO) Product Manager (PM) Scrum Master All three roles are higher-level jobs and come with an attractive salary. People are frequently confused about the differences between Product Owner, […].

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Security Industry Association

MARCH 7, 2022

Alex Downs, co-founder, Vader Security. New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Vader Security is a cybersecurity company at the vanguard in defense and offensive cybersecurity practices. The company is headquartered in White Mountains, New Hampshire, with its primary market and most staff in the United States but with additional key staff located in Asia to ensure clean network standards and tight cyber integration go into new product development.

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Security Cybersecurity Authorization Marketing 98

MHA Consulting

MARCH 10, 2022

Most companies have solid overall default data backup plans; however, many do not have sufficient processes or controls for ensuring proper data protection based on business requirements. To avoid the … The post Data Preservation: What to Include in Your Data Protection Policy appeared first on MHA Consulting.

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National Fire Protection Association

MARCH 6, 2022

Properly maintained water-based fire protection systems are critical for building and life safety. It is equally important that practitioners take proactive, prescriptive steps to ensure that inspection, testing, and maintenance (ITM) of fire protection systems is done on a regular basis. That’s why NFPA has developed a new Water Based Inspection Testing and Maintenance (WBITM) Online Learning. [[ This is a content summary only.

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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.

BMC

MARCH 9, 2022

As with all project and product methodologies and frameworks, Agile and Scrum are creating new roles within organizations. Three of the more prominent roles are Product Owner (PO) Product Manager (PM) Scrum Master All three roles are higher-level jobs and come with an attractive salary. People are frequently confused about the differences between Product Owner, […].

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The Rand Blog

MARCH 7, 2022

A survey asked gun policy researchers, advocates, and congressional staffers who work on gun issues for their views on policies ranging from weapon bans to stand-your-ground laws. Regardless of where they stood, they were not so dissimilar in what they thought gun policies should be trying to accomplish.

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Citrix

MARCH 8, 2022

In my previous blog post , I discussed how and why healthcare is adopting a more open policy around remote work for all parts of the organization. While this is a major culture shift for many organizations and a trend … The post The Future of Healthcare: Key concepts that are driving change first appeared on Citrix Blogs. Related Stories Reimagine healthcare IT with Citrix Ready-validated solutions at HIMSS22 Protect your organization’s core healthcare IT assets with Guardicore and

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National Fire Protection Association

MARCH 6, 2022

With the flames of a North Carolina January 31 fertilizer plant fire now safely extinguished, it’s now time for local, state, and federal officials to focus on fixing the holes that govern ammonium nitrate (AN) storage and handling. On April 17, 2013, a fire in Texas led to the detonation of about 30 tons of AN and the deaths of 15 people, along with the injury of hundreds more, and major. [[ This is a content summary only.

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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

Entertainment

Disaster Zone

MARCH 7, 2022

There's guns and then there is the will to fight.

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The Rand Blog

MARCH 11, 2022

This weekly recap focuses on deterring Russian President Vladimir Putin, understanding America’s gun policy debate, improving teacher diversity, and more.

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Citrix

MARCH 7, 2022

Citrix is proud to announce that Citrix ADC version 12.1 has achieved Common Criteria certification. The evaluated configuration consists of the physical platforms MPX 8900 FIPS and MPX 15000-50G FIPS. We’re also thrilled to have the VPX FIPS virtual … The post Citrix ADC 12.1 achieves Common Criteria certification first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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National Fire Protection Association

MARCH 10, 2022

NFPA 70E®, Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace® has been processed through the First Draft stage and is now open for public comment. The draft has been posted on the NFPA 70E web page under the next edition tab which allows you to review what has occurred during this revision cycle. There you will also be able to submit a comment on the work done at the First Draft.

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Chisel AI

MARCH 8, 2022

Change agents are essential to overcome organizational inertia and resistance to change; they help motivate and align people around the “how and why” of insurance innovation. But what are the qualities that define an insurance change agent, and how can insurers identify and nurture those qualities to build a culture of high-performance innovation? To help answer these questions, we reached out to several insurance industry leaders and subject matter experts who know first-hand what it takes to r

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