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Key Strategies for Effective Decision-Making in Crisis Management

BryghtPath

In today’s volatile business landscape, crises disrupt stability and challenge organizational resilience. At the core of crisis management lies the pivotal role of decision-making—a compass steering an organization through turmoil. Crises, stemming from various sources, demand swift, calculated actions underpinned by astute decision-making. In this turbulent environment, decisions wield immense influence—guiding resource allocation, communication, stakeholder … The post Key Strategie

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Crisis Management Quotables…on the Ones You Don’t See Coming

Bernstein Crisis Management

Crisis Management Quotables…on the Ones You Don’t See Coming “The crisis you have to worry about most is the one you don’t see coming.” — Mike Mansfield, Former Senate Majority Leader and diplomat The Unpredictable Nature of Crises This quote from Mike Mansfield, American diplomat and Senate Majority leader from 1961-1977, highlights a vital truth in crisis management: the most daunting crisis is the one you never see coming.

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Disaster Zone Podcast: ‘Getting Elected Is the Easy Part’

Disaster Zone

Insights from a long-serving state-level elected official.

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New GAO Report on AI in Natural Hazards Modeling

Recovery Diva

TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT: Artificial Intelligence in Natural Hazard Modeling Severe Storms, Hurricanes, Floods, and Wildfire. Note that the full report is 61 pp. The Diva considers this a must read for people in the emergency management field and expects that this subject will be an important one in 2024.

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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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Looking Back on the Big Policy Stories of 2023

The Rand Blog

As 2023 draws to a close, RAND president and CEO Jason Matheny highlights areas where RAND is tackling the most urgent and complex problems we face. Each is a small reminder that where there are thoughtful people working tirelessly to find solutions, there is hope.

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National Politics do Influence Emergency Management

Disaster Zone

Sad but true, it is just something we need to deal with.

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Draft of New FEMA Guide on Climate Adaptation

Recovery Diva

FEMA is seeking feedback on the draft guide “Climate Adaptation Planning for Emergency Managers.” FEMA is seeking feedback on the draft guide “Climate Adaptation Planning for Emergency Managers.” The guide helps emergency managers incorporate climate adaptation into emergency management planning efforts.

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Reputation Management Case Studies: Big Brand Turnarounds

BryghtPath

Discover reputation management case studies from leading brands. Learn how they successfully navigated crises to reshape their image! The post Reputation Management Case Studies: Big Brand Turnarounds appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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How to Successfully Manage a File Migration

Pure Storage

How to Successfully Manage a File Migration by Pure Storage Blog Are you ready to embark on a file migration journey but feeling a bit overwhelmed by the sheer scope of the task? Fear not! File migration is a crucial aspect of managing digital assets efficiently. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll walk you through the process, providing helpful insights every step of the way. 1.

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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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New National Leader for Cybersecurity

Disaster Zone

There was a 10-month vacancy.

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Testing the Waters: Using Wastewater Surveillance as an Early Warning System

The Rand Blog

A global consortium to fund sentinel and community surveillance systems and enable global data sharing was established at the International Wastewater Surveillance Conference in November. Success will require bringing together the knowledge being amassed to combat the fracturing of pathogen surveillance and to enable effective early warning between countries.

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Resilient Business: Natural Disaster Preparedness Guide

BryghtPath

Unlock vital strategies for natural disaster preparedness to protect your business. Learn from case studies and plan effectively for disruptions. The post Resilient Business: Natural Disaster Preparedness Guide appeared first on Bryghtpath.

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Security Industry Association Announces the 2024 Security Megatrends

Security Industry Association

Across Four Components That Are Trends Themselves, Artificial Intelligence Tops the List of Key Trends Forecasted to Impact the Industry in 2024 and Beyond. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) has identified and forecasted the 2024 Security Megatrends, which form the basis of SIA’s signature annual Security Megatrends report defining the top 10 factors influencing both short- and long-term change in the global security industry.

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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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5 Reasons You Need a Backup and Disaster Recovery Plan

Zerto

Data is growing faster than ever, and protecting it is becoming increasingly complex. In 2023, organizations will generate nearly 3 times the volume of data generated in 2019. The total data created will reach 181ZB by 2025. How can all this data be protected? Data loss can result in downtime and lost revenue in addition to the loss of crucial files and information.

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A Precarious Moment for Yemen's Truce

The Rand Blog

The truce in Yemen is imperfect, but it is the only barrier currently preventing the country from sliding back into widespread war. A comprehensive negotiation process is the most viable option for peace in Yemen in the near term, and the only barrier to the humanitarian devastation that a full-scale resumption of the war in Yemen would surely bring.

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Holiday Preparedness Gifts

Disaster Zone

Give the gift of disaster preparedness.

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Dude, Where's my Copilot?

Advancing Analytics

You couldn’t miss all of the Copilot hype at Microsoft Ignite this year, and of course that means Copilots are also coming to Fabric. Copilot is an AI assistant designed to help you be more productive. Don’t worry, it’s not looking to fully automate away your job, but it will provide handy suggestions and automate some simple tasks that can then be refined by hand.

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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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How to Best Utilize Purity CLI Scripting

Pure Storage

How to Best Utilize Purity CLI Scripting by Pure Storage Blog Hopefully everyone is aware of our REST API that can be used to script against FlashArray and FlashBlade arrays. And some writers on this blog are big fans of using PowerShell to interact with your Pure products. But what if you’re a simple lover of BASH? This blog post aims to explain some of the CLI scripting utilities that we have built into the Purity CLI.

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Treat Psychedelics Like Cannabis?

The Rand Blog

Similar to cannabis a decade ago, the United States is in the early days of legalizing some psychedelics for nonmedical purposes. Now is the time to make thoughtful choices.

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Job: City of Santa Cruz, Emergency Operations Manager

Disaster Zone

Looks like a great position.

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Why you should be a Data Culture Vulture

Advancing Analytics

Data culture refers to an organisation's collective mindset and behaviour when it comes to data-driven decision-making. It encompasses the willingness of employees at all levels to use data effectively in their daily work, fostering a data-informed and data-driven environment that values information as a strategic asset. Data culture is like the beating heart of a data-driven organisation.

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SIA New Member Profile: Rebel Global Security

Security Industry Association

New Security Industry Association (SIA) member Rebel Global Security is a trusted global security advisor to business leaders in critical industries. The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and serves clients across the United States and around the world. SIA spoke with Mark Freedman, CEO and founder of Rebel Global Security, about the company, the security industry and working with SIA.

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Empowering Strategic Decision-Making with Real-Time Risk Dashboards

LogisManager

Empowering Strategic Decision-Making with Real-Time Risk Dashboards Published: December 12, 2023 In LogicManager’s latest product update release, powerful new in-app visualizations enable real-time data analysis, fostering informed decision-making and proactive risk strategies for strong corporate governance. Chief Risk Officers, Risk Committees, and Board Members can leverage the risk dashboards to track metrics, assess ERM progress, evaluate assessment progress, analyze root causes, and compar

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Lawyers Give Advice, They Don’t Make Decisions for You

Disaster Zone

Great legal advice may not be practical.

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Winter safety tips for employees in private and public sectors 

everbridge

Winter storms can significantly impact both private and public sectors, affecting their people, operations, and critical infrastructure. The NOAA stated that, in 2022 alone, the total cost of winter storms in the United States was 8.7 billion dollars. According to the European Environment Agency , “Between 1980 and 2022, weather- and climate-related extremes caused economic losses of assets estimated at EUR 650 billion in the EU Member States, of which EUR 59.4 billion in 2021 and EUR 52.3 billi

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Security Industry Association Opens Call for Speaking Proposals for SIA GovSummit 2024

Security Industry Association

Speaking proposals are being accepted for SIA’s public policy and government security conference taking place May 21-22, 2024, in Washington, D.C. SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Security Industry Association (SIA) is seeking proposals from subject matter experts for the 2024 SIA GovSummit – SIA’s annual public policy and government security technology conference.

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Place Matters: Navigating Heart Health Through Place-Based Policy

The Rand Blog

Unequal allocation of neighborhood resources has been linked to cardiovascular outcomes. Consequently, neighborhood influences on cardiovascular health are multilevel and nuanced which makes it difficult for researchers and practitioners to find ways to modify neighborhoods to support health.

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National Risk Index Under Fire

Disaster Zone

The index is only as good as the data.

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NWU pioneers futures, inaugurates first UNESCO/UNITWIN Chair Programme in PH

Engaged Foresight

Northwestern University (NWU) in Laoag City has achieved a significant milestone by launching the first United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) – University Twinning and Networking Scheme (UNITWIN) Chair Programme in the Philippines. The grand inauguration of the UNESCO Chair on Anticipatory Governance and Regenerative Cities took place on October 12, 2023, at the NWU International House.

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EU Passes AI Act: What Does It Mean for the Security Industry?

Security Industry Association

In the early morning hours on Dec. 9, 2023, European Union (EU) lawmakers announced that an agreement was reached to finalize its Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, legislation under development for more than two years and now expected to be formally adopted in early 2024. This legislation will make the EU the first to enact sweeping regulation of AI systems, with implementation of some provisions six months after adoption, and full implementation expected in two years.