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Can we stop the rot in academia?

Emergency Planning

Few would deny that there is a general air of malaise in academia at the moment. I look around at colleagues and their attitudes seem to vary along a spectrum from combative anger, through pervasive anxiety, to sullen resignation. Academics seem to be trapped in a spiral of worsening conditions, but many fear that if they seek a new position elsewhere, the situation there may be just the same as the one that induced them to move.

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The Rage Trend Continues

Bernstein Crisis Management

The Rage Trend Continues. Are your reputation management efforts taking heightened emotional states into account? There’s been a running theme in conversations with clients over the past couple of years — people out there are angry! “Hey, thanks for the keen observation, I hadn’t noticed!”, you may say with quite a bit of (well deserved) sarcasm.

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Beware the Explosive Vessels

The Rand Blog

The initial explosion that damaged the Kerch Strait Bridge may have come from an uncrewed surface vehicle (USV). If it was indeed caused by a USV, it could be a portent of future warfare. Military and homeland security authorities may need to anticipate the potential use of USVs by adversaries or terrorists.

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Paying it forward: Inspiring the generation that inspired me

Acronis

I feel privileged to have a platform for my voice, but not everyone has that luxury — especially those with disabilities and fellow women and people of color. I hope that my writing and influence will inspire those who struggle to speak up and recognize they deserve better, and that there are tech companies out there that will appreciate your value both as an employee and as a person.

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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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Electrical Safety Tips for Users of E-Bikes and E-Scooters

National Fire Protection Association

A version of this article will appear in the In Compliance section of the Winter 2022 issue of NFPA Journal. Recent discussions around electric micromobility devices, such as e-bikes and e-scooters, have left a lot of people rather charged up. Proposed changes by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), for example, would prohibit residents and guests from keeping e-bikes or e-scooters within NYCHA apartments or building common areas.

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How carmakers can build a future-ready workforce

Citrix

The automotive industry has a challenging road ahead. Organizations are having to navigate stringent emission standards, tackle economic and commercial issues caused by the global pandemic, and innovate faster than ever before to come out on top in a highly … The post How carmakers can build a future-ready workforce first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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Franciscan Health System Hacked

Disaster Zone

This puts patients and treatments in limbo.

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Takeda Becomes First to Earn Diamond Tier Status for Best in Resilience™ Certification

everbridge

We are excited to announce Takeda Pharmaceutical Company as the first to achieve Diamond Tier status for the Best in Resilience™ Certification program. This designation recognizes Takeda for employing “best in class” Critical Event Management (CEM) processes and technologies to power organizational resilience. Takeda earned Gold Tier status in 2021 and has since implemented many improvements to optimize their ability to detect and assess risks, coordinate with crisis response teams, communicate

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Russia's Su-35: Are Its Military Aircraft Exports Headed for a Fall?

The Rand Blog

Squeezed by sanctions and pressed to replace equipment destroyed in Ukraine, Russia's aerospace sector isn't likely to have combat aircraft to sell, even if it wants to. If purchasing countries start to change their minds and invest in drones and other less-expensive precision guided munitions, the market for Russian combat aircraft might start to rapidly decline.

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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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Deep Learning vs. Machine Learning

Pure Storage

With the massive growth of big data and advanced technologies such as IoT, the volume and complexity of modern data sets have made them difficult to analyze with traditional business intelligence (BI) tools. . Both machine learning and deep learning have become critical for solving new challenges across several industries. But what are the distinctions between the two practices, and what do these differences mean for your company?

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Managing Cyberthreats to Combat Ransomware Part 3: Cybersecurity Frameworks

Zerto

As we continue with our third and final blog in this series on managing cyberthreats, we’ll explore frameworks from the National Institute of Standards & Technology and Center for Internet Security, which together provide time-tested knowledge and best practices used to combat ransomware. National Institute of Standards & Technology. National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) develops cybersecurity standards, guidelines, best practices, and other resources to meet the needs

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The Modern Way to Get to Know Your Customers

Pure Storage

In decades past, “knowing your customer” used to mean chatting in person over counters, onsite at their businesses, and over coffee (regular coffee, not a half-caff frap). Once doing business online became standard operating procedure, knowledge came more from customer data than one-to-one interactions. That data became a valuable asset—one that needs to be properly protected, managed, and processed if that value is to be retained.

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Strategic Communication Methods for DE & I

Business Resilience Decoded

Episode 127: Strategic Communication Methods for DE & I This episode is brought to you by Fusion Risk Management, Building a More Resilient World Together. Request a demo at [link] today! Business continuity professionals need to focus on strategic communication and how corporations take responsibility for their actions. In this episode, Vanessa Mathews talks with Richard Bynum, chief corporate responsibility officer at PNC, about how to best serve your employees and customers in this age of

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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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Strategic Communication Methods for DE & I

Business Resilience Decoded

Episode 127: Strategic Communication Methods for DE & I This episode is brought to you by Fusion Risk Management, Building a More Resilient World Together. Request a demo at [link] today! Business continuity professionals need to focus on strategic communication and how corporations take responsibility for their actions. In this episode, Vanessa Mathews talks with Richard Bynum, chief corporate responsibility officer at PNC, about how to best serve your employees and customers in this age of soc

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Strategic Communication Methods for DE & I

Business Resilience Decoded

Episode 127: Strategic Communication Methods for DE & I This episode is brought to you by Fusion Risk Management, Building a More Resilient World Together. Request a demo at [link] today! Business continuity professionals need to focus on strategic communication and how corporations take responsibility for their actions. In this episode, Vanessa Mathews talks with Richard Bynum, chief corporate responsibility officer at PNC, about how to best serve your employees and customers in this age of