Ebola, the nasty hemorrhagic fever virus described in detail in Tom Clancy’s 1996 book Executive Orders, caused a fair amount of public consternation in the U.S., and for good reason. The latest outbreak in the African countries of Guinea, Liberia and ...
Read More »Golf and Crisis Communications – Neither Are Easy
Last weekend was awesome. My better half and I spent it with all of our kids at the Desert Canyon Resort in eastern Washington. The golf course is really nice, with epic views and an ungodly long 650 yard par ...
Read More »Syncing Command and Collaboration
Commander or collaborator? In the realm of managing emergency incidents both functions have to happen to make emergency incidents safely go away. Yet, we always assign an “incident commander”, someone responsible – organizationally and legally – for the emergency response. ...
Read More »Mike Tyson Is Right
“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” – Mike Tyson. I saw this quote while scanning an excellent article in the Harvard Business Journal about the changing dynamics of business command and control, often referred to ...
Read More »The Buck Stops With Them
The response to the tragic Oso Mudslide continues, and rescue efforts are transitioning to recovery. Continued heavy rains are only making the situation worse for the search and recovery teams post holing in the dangerous muck. It has now clear ...
Read More »Got A Full Slide Tray?
Yesterday Patrick Meier posted a great article about the use of social media (SM) “Big Data” in disaster response. Specifically, he challenges growing assumptions and presumptions that SM big data analysis improves decision making during a disaster. He discounts the ...
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