2014

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Exhibition shows how humans are transforming the planet 

Crisis Response Journal

Can logging be beautiful? Seen from above, it creates the most delicate patterns, but the story behind it is scary – large parts of the rain forest are disappearing every day.

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In 2015 you have a chance to become victim of cybercrime

Behavior Group

According to Microsoft, cybercrime is a booming business for organized crime groups all over the world. Those groups of cybercrime aim to profit, from any security lapse they can find: identities, passwords and money. Not protecting your organization these days is equivalent to leaving the doors and windows of your house unlocked. So when it comes… Continue reading.

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12/11/2014 UK Power Supply Crisis

Plan B Consulting

Charlie discusses how the UK power supply crisis could affect your organisation. A couple of weeks ago one of the lead stories in the news was the fire at Didcot B Power Station, a gas power station in the South of England. The station, which within the last couple of days has just been brought back on line, now has the power output of about 350MW; roughly half its normal capacity of around 700MW.

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Incident Management Using AlertMedia

Alert Media

It happens all the time… incidents that disrupt a company or organization’s daily operations — a power outage, an event cancellation, a facility accident, or a security breach. Some are minor incidents, some are major, but all require that you disseminate accurate information immediately to all affected parties. Preparing for these incidents takes proper planning.

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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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Innovating frontline Fire + Rescue response 

Crisis Response Journal

The modern UK Fire and Rescue Service is about putting fires out, right? Well, not entirely, writes Editorial Advisory Panel Member Andy Marshall in a preview of his full article in the Winter edition of Crisis Response Journal.

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Strategic thinking in the face of Ebola 

Crisis Response Journal

Patrick Lagadec, Former Senior Research Scientist at the Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, France, and Mike Granatt, Founder and first Director of the Civil Contingencies Secretariat, Cabinet Office, UK, say that institutions and leaders must embrace strategic By Patrick Lagadec

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Syria's Civil Defence: Bringing hope to beleaguered civilians 

Crisis Response Journal

Syria: Just over a year ago, this volunteer from Northern Aleppo lost a leg to a barrel bomb in horrific circumstances while trying to rescue civilians trapped in rubble after bombing raids on their homes.

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Elevated threat: Implications for businesses and individuals 

Crisis Response Journal

As you will know, the current UK threat level from international terrorism for the UK is assessed as SEVERE, writes Roger Gomm SEVERE means that a terrorist attack is highly likely.

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What's coming up in the September issue 

Crisis Response Journal

The next issue of Crisis Response Journal marks a decade of publishing, bringing the world's emergency responders and planners, business continuity and disaster risk reduction experts together to share experience and learn from each other.

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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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Looking back a decade: CRJ's tenth anniversary 

Crisis Response Journal

In a shortened version of a longer article that will appear in the next issue of CRJ, Tony Moore looks back at the incidents that occurred in 2004, the year that Crisis Response Journal was launched (our first ever front cover is pictured below) By Tony Moore

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The Family Meal - a UN World Food Programme + ECHO photo exhibition 

Crisis Response Journal

In an attempt to explore the question of ‘What brings us together?’ photographer Chris Terry went in search of the ingredients of the family meal.

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World Class World Cities event in London - book now for 20% discount 

Crisis Response Journal

To help future-proof world cities, an international conference will take place in London on October 9-10, 2014.

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CRJ Winter edition update 

Crisis Response Journal

We are working on the next issue of Crisis Response Journal, which is published in December.

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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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CRJ Issue 10:2, Winter 2014 

Crisis Response Journal

The winter edition of the CRJ has now gone to press. This is what's inside.

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12/11/2014 UK Power Supply Crisis

Plan B Consulting

Charlie discusses how the UK power supply crisis could affect your organisation. A couple of weeks ago one of the lead stories in the news was the fire at Didcot B Power Station, a gas power station in the South of England. The station, which within the last couple of days has just been brought back on line, now has the power output of about 350MW; roughly half its normal capacity of around 700MW.

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ISO 28000: Best Practices for Supply Chain Security

Behavior Group

When suppliers are unable to deliver, or customers are unable to purchase, the ability of an organization is compromised. ISO 28000 is the answer to promote resilience at every step of the supply chain. Designed to protect people, goods, infrastructure and equipment, ISO 28000 will help your company to better assess security risks in supply… Continue reading.

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The next generation of information security leaders

Behavior Group

The CISSP course will assist all the participants who attend it to keep up to date their knowledge in the top 10 information systems security domains. All activities in this course will enhance and increase participants’ knowledge in the area of information systems security, providing them the needed knowledge for the development of their professional… Continue reading.

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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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06/10/2014 Creeping Ebola

Plan B Consulting

This week Charlie discusses how the Ebola crisis is creeping up on all of us. The situation in West Africa, with the on-going spread of Ebola, bears all the classic symptoms of a ‘creeping’ or ‘rising tide’ crisis. In Tally’s Handbook of Disaster and Emergency Management Principles and Practice (edited by Lakha & Moore, 2004) a rising tide crisis is described as a: “Problem which creeps up gradually, such as occurs in the case of organised crime, corruption, a developing infectious disease e

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06/10/2014 Creeping Ebola

Plan B Consulting

This week Charlie discusses how the Ebola crisis is creeping up on all of us. The situation in West Africa, with the on-going spread of Ebola, bears all the classic symptoms of a ‘creeping’ or ‘rising tide’ crisis. In Tally’s Handbook of Disaster and Emergency Management Principles and Practice (edited by Lakha & Moore, 2004) a rising tide crisis is described as a: “Problem which creeps up gradually, such as occurs in the case of organised crime, corruption, a developing infectious disease e

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26/09/2014 Can we learn about Business Continuity from the referendum

Plan B Consulting

This week Charlie discusses the Scottish referendum results. I have written about Scottish independence before, but thought I would revisit the topic now that the referendum has been and gone. After a long and hard fought campaign, Scottish voters backed remaining in the union by 2,001,926 votes to 1,617,989. The result has prompted a lot of questions about what direction the country should take, with many suggesting that all UK countries should be given more powers.

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26/09/2014 Can we learn about Business Continuity from the referendum

Plan B Consulting

This week Charlie discusses the Scottish referendum results. I have written about Scottish independence before, but thought I would revisit the topic now that the referendum has been and gone. After a long and hard fought campaign, Scottish voters backed remaining in the union by 2,001,926 votes to 1,617,989. The result has prompted a lot of questions about what direction the country should take, with many suggesting that all UK countries should be given more powers.

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The Goal of the Risk Manager

Behavior Group

Risk management is the understanding, assessment (including prioritization) and treatment of risks, from highest to lowest, taking into account factors such as: the impact of a risk event may have; the likelihood of this risk event happens; and of course, the means involved for dealing with this risks. The prioritization of risk management activities is… Continue reading.

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19/09/2014 Amplifying a Crisis

Plan B Consulting

Charlie discusses managing a reputation crisis. Last week I was very busy training. First of all I did the two day ‘BIA’ course followed by the one day ‘Writing the Plan’ course, and then finally the two day ‘Crisis and Incident Management course”. We had some excellent people on the course and we all learned from each other. During the Crisis and Incident Management course we had a discussion looking at what events could cause a crisis in their organisation.

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19/09/2014 Amplifying a Crisis

Plan B Consulting

Charlie discusses managing a reputation crisis. Last week I was very busy training. First of all I did the two day ‘BIA’ course followed by the one day ‘Writing the Plan’ course, and then finally the two day ‘Crisis and Incident Management course”. We had some excellent people on the course and we all learned from each other. During the Crisis and Incident Management course we had a discussion looking at what events could cause a crisis in their organisation.

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To risk or not, ISO 27001:2013 is the answer

Behavior Group

The idea of the new ISO 27001:2013 is to provide a more flexible approach to lead to more effective risk management, regardless of the standards that have already been implemented or intended to implement. ISO 27001:2013 will help your company to manage and protect information, by helping you to identify the inherent risks and to… Continue reading.

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ISO 27001 for all businesses

Behavior Group

Small businesses are also a target of ISO 27001. It is misleading to think that information security is a concern of large companies. Whether you decide to implement the standard in order to benefit from the best practices it contains, or you choose to get your company certified to gain more trust in the market,… Continue reading. The post ISO 27001 for all businesses appeared first on Behaviour Portugal.

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05/09/2014 The Importance of Debriefing

Plan B Consulting

Charlie discusses how you can make the most of debriefs. Last week two items came together which reminded me of the importance of debriefing. As an independent party, who was not involved or from the area of the incident, I was asked to debrief a major incident that a company had been involved in. Throughout last week the news was filled with the child exploitation in Rochdale and the horrific details contained in the report written by Professor Alexis Jay.

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05/09/2014 The Importance of Debriefing

Plan B Consulting

Charlie discusses how you can make the most of debriefs. Last week two items came together which reminded me of the importance of debriefing. As an independent party, who was not involved or from the area of the incident, I was asked to debrief a major incident that a company had been involved in. Throughout last week the news was filled with the child exploitation in Rochdale and the horrific details contained in the report written by Professor Alexis Jay.

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ISO 22301 can save your business

Behavior Group

The implementation of ISO 22301 is the answer to ensure that operations continue, that products and services are delivered in pre-defined levels, the activities of creating value are protected, and that the reputation and interests of stakeholders are safeguarded whenever disruptive incidents occur. So when a company is faced with the threat of sudden interruption… Continue reading.

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22/08/2014 Using voice and data to manage incidents

Plan B Consulting

Charlie discusses the use of smartphones during incidents. Use of voice and data to manage incidents This week I have been on the Isle of Coll (off the West Coast of Scotland) where there was much excitement at the building of a new mobile phone mast. It can now be seen from different parts of the island and is due to go live in a couple of weeks. The Isle of Coll is one of the last places in the UK not to have any mobile signal, apart from at the ferry terminal.