Wed.Feb 02, 2022

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The High Price of Natural Disasters: $329 Billion in 2021

DRI Drive

Natural and climate-related disasters cost the world hundreds of billions – even though there were fewer major catastrophes to count than previous years. Aon plc’s annual Weather, Climate and Catastrophe Insight Report looks at the frequency and severity of natural disasters and the resulting costs, and found that out of the $343 billion in losses […].

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The Trust Factor

Recovery Diva

From the WashPost: Researchers are asking why some countries were better prepared for covid. One surprising answer: Trust.

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Disaster Zone Podcast: The Soup Ladies Helping in Disasters

Disaster Zone

Another great example of how volunteers can provide support.

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Should NATO Close Its Doors?

The Rand Blog

In their current confrontation with Russia, the United States and its allies are defending a dangerously anachronistic principle: that all of Russia's European neighbors should be free to seek NATO membership and that NATO should be free to incorporate them. But maintaining this open-ended process of NATO expansion is likely to produce further conflicts.

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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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Digital Transformation Trends in 2022

BMC

The past two years have seen radical digital transformation. Companies and industries that have traditionally been hesitant to adopt new technology suddenly embraced their digital transformations—they needed to find new ways to work. Interestingly, many experts believe that these radical shifts are only the beginning. In a recent Deloitte survey, three-quarters of executives stated that […].

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Women in Insurance: Nicole J. Gunderson, Managing Director, Global Insurance Accelerator

Chisel AI

Having grown up with entrepreneurial parents in small town Iowa, I made my transition to the startup world while completing MBA coursework at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania when I joined venture-backed Dwolla in 2012 as an MBA intern, and, over the course of five years, grew to an executive leadership position as the FinTech company’s Vice President of Sales & Strategy.

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How Citrix and the Monterey Peninsula Foundation drive change

Citrix

This year marks a momentous milestone for the Monterey Peninsula Foundation (MPF), as it passes $200 million in charitable giving. A long-standing partner of the PGA Tour, MPF holds world-class charity golf events to raise money to transform communities across … The post How Citrix and the Monterey Peninsula Foundation drive change first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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Register to attend the free Research Foundation webinar on “Enhanced PPE Cleaning to Reduce Firefighter Exposure to Carcinogens”

National Fire Protection Association

The Fire Protection Research Foundation, the research affiliate of NFPA, will be hosting its next webinar on Thursday, February 17 on “Enhanced PPE Cleaning to Reduce Firefighter Exposure to Carcinogens”. The webinar will entail an overview of contamination and cleaning research advances for firefighter ensembles and other equipment, with a focus on mitigating exposures to toxic fireground. [[ This is a content summary only.

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Accelerating our journey to a unified, simplified digital workspace experience

Citrix

I could not be more excited about the news regarding the decision to take Citrix private. The move provides greater flexibility and the opportunity for us to accelerate our growth strategy. By going private, we will be able to … The post Accelerating our journey to a unified, simplified digital workspace experience first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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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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A United Strategy Could Reap Rewards for the United Kingdom in the High North

The Rand Blog

The multifaceted nature of Arctic policies, stretching from climate security and scientific cooperation to economic development and conflict mitigation, may require a whole-of-government approach from the United Kingdom. Such an approach could be necessary for the United Kingdom to appear a credible partner to Arctic countries and other third parties.

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Accelerating our journey to a unified, simplified digital workspace experience

Citrix

I could not be more excited about the news regarding the decision to take Citrix private. The move provides greater flexibility and the opportunity for us to accelerate our growth strategy. By going private, we will be able to … The post Accelerating our journey to a unified, simplified digital workspace experience first appeared on Citrix Blogs.

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Today’s FEMA Logistics Presentations on Cascadia Subduction Earthquake Scenario

Disaster Zone

I’m very encouraged about the planning that has been done.

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What is system integration, and why is it important?

Online Computers

New Jersey businesses rely on multiple business IT systems like customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) tools to stay on top of their operations and maintain competitive advantage. Like a house requires a solid foundation, enterprises require a dependable, secure, and effective IT system. This can only be accomplished by ensuring every part of the business is properly connected and communicating with one another.

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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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COVID Part 2: A Conversation With Dr. Fauci

Disaster Zone

One has to measure one’s words to be abundantly clear.

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SIA and IACP Again Honoring Public-Private Partnerships

Security Industry Association

For the past decade and a half, the Security Industry Association (SIA) has sponsored an award that recognizes how valuable partnerships between the public sector and the private sector can be in enhancing the safety and security of communities. Once again in 2022, SIA is supporting the Michael Shanahan Leadership in Public/Private Cooperation Award and encouraging SIA members and others who have formed partnerships with law enforcement to submit award applications to the International Associati

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Jobs: Washington State Emergency Management Positions

Disaster Zone

The deputy director position remains open.

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IntelligentSIA: 11 Ways to Learn, Grow & Engage With SIA This Month

Security Industry Association

Hey SIA members! Here are the top things you need to know about our latest activities and offerings, upcoming events and opportunities and more. Welcome, New Members! The Security Industry Association (SIA) would like to welcome its newest members: Accessia , Allthenticate , Armorbit, Hurst-Rosche , Hexagon Geosystems, Kastle Systems and Surveill. Thanks for your membership, and we look forward to working with you!

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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

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The Hidden Costs of Hiring an IT Tech Copy

Online Computers

The Hidden Costs of Hiring an IT Tech. If your business is at the point where you’re thinking about hiring a full-time IT tech, congratulations! Having enough consistent needs to fill this role means you’ve worked hard and made good decisions that drove business growth. Our best advice? Don’t stop now! Moving forward with hiring requires a lot of analysis to avoid major consequences down the line, though.

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Business, Interrupted: The “Great Resignation” and Business Continuity

Continuity Insights

By Castellan Solutions: It’s no secret that for years it’s been increasingly challenging to find skilled professionals to fill critical positions in business continuity, crisis management, cybersecurity, and operational resilience. But because of staffing challenges created from our changing workforce in the wake of the pandemic, it may have never been more challenging than right.

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February MidAmerica Contingency Planning Association Meeting Scheduled

Continuity Insights

The next MidAmerica Contingency Planning Association meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 17, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. The featured session will be Lessons Learned from Hurricane Irma and Other Disasters. A Category 4 hurricane is headed straight for your town. What do you do when a critical recovery team member refuses to evacuate without their. Source.

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Climate Risk Top Emerging Concern for Risk Managers

Continuity Insights

Climate risk, cyber concerns, and financial volatility are the top emerging risks according to an annual survey of risk managers. Providing insights on emerging risks over time, the 15th Annual Emerging Risk Survey is sponsored by the Joint Risk Management Section (JRMS) of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (CIA), the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) and the.

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6 Tips for Containing a Reputation Crisis

Continuity Insights

If having a PR strategy in place wasn’t one of your New Year’s resolutions for 2022, there’s still time to act and have a plan in place to combat a reputation crisis before you need one. In this Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) post from Forbes, Evan Nierman, Founder & CEO of Red Banyan, an international. Source.

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Rave Aware for Increased Situational Awareness and Collaboration Across Jurisdictions Released

Continuity Insights

Rave Mobile Safety (Rave), the critical communication and collaboration platform customers count on when it matters most, announced the launch of Rave AwareTM, a new solution for Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) data sharing. Rave Aware uniquely offers a cost-effective, secure and interoperable approach for agencies across jurisdictions and on different CAD platforms to share data, Source.

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Supply Wisdom Closes Institutional Funding Round to Help Companies Manage Risk Amid Unprecedented Supply Chain Disruptions

Continuity Insights

Supply Wisdom, aleader in continuous risk intelligence and risk actions, has announced that it has closed an institutional funding round led by Fulcrum Equity Partners with participation from Florida Funders. Supply Wisdom will leverage the investment to scale vertical and geographic adoption of its patented solution, which equips companies to prevent and mitigate supply chain.

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Personal Resilience: How to Achieve a Healthy Work-Life Balance with a Busy Career

Continuity Insights

If you have a busy career, attaining a healthy work-life balance can be a real challenge. There are many benefits to finding a good balance between work and home life, including less stress and increased productivity. Other benefits include improved relationships with family and friends and improved mental health. Once you follow a few simple. Source.

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Explore Louisville During the 2022 Continuity Insights Management Conference

Continuity Insights

Louisville Mega Cavern: Where else can you go ziplining, electric bike-riding, and take a tram tour, all underground? While visiting Louisville, you won’t want to miss Mega Zips, the world’s only underground zipline adventure tour featuring six ziplines nearly 100 feet off the cavern floor and two challenge bridges, Mega Zips is 2.5 hours of.

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2022 Continuity Insights Management Conference Program Guide Available; Early Bird Registration Open

Continuity Insights

The conference program featuring information on more than 60 sessions is now available via download for the 2022 Continuity Insights Management Conference, taking place April 25-27, at the Omni Hotel, Louisville, Kentucky. In addition, attendees can $200 on their registration with the Early Bird Rate. The expanded 2022 conference program will devote individual tracks to.