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Best Video Podcasts 2023
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Top Three Podcasts of 2023

It’s The Second Year of the Video Podcast Last week, I gave you an overview of the Top Three Blogs, and this time around, I am sharing the Top Three Podcasts of 2023. I have been a YouTube watcher for years, having given up cable some time ago. However, I never thought I would host

Disaster Empire Top Blogs
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Top Three Blogs of 2023

The Best Blogs of 2023 So Far Here are the top three blogs of 2023 as chosen by you, the readers. If you follow this blog, you know I started a retrospective review in 2022. Last year, I wrote about the Top 10 Disaster Empire Blogs and Top 5 Disaster Empire Podcasts on my YouTube

Woman Corporate Crisis Manager
Crisis Leadership

Skills and Attributes of Today’s Crisis Managers

Today’s Crisis Managers Are Evolving The required skills and attributes of today’s crisis managers are evolving. However, some valued capabilities remain the same. In this blog, I will share some of the trends I see in the field and share overall competencies that anyone in the role can cultivate. There’s also an overview of how

High Summer Temps Risk
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Summer 2023 Heatwave Warning

Horizon Scanning for Summer 2023 Assessing business resilience risks, issuing a summer 2023 heatwave warning is sensible. As a practitioner, part of your duties is to conduct horizon scanning and ongoing risk assessments. Business risks are paramount, and employee considerations are a large part of the equation. So, it makes sense to understand how environmental

ICMC Forum 2023
crisis management

A Crisis Management Conference’s Value

This Year’s ICMC A crisis management conference’s value is in the speakers and format provided by the host organization. In June, the 8th Annual International Crisis Management Conference (ICMC) occurred in Newport, Rhode Island. The conference provided a range of topics and perspectives from varying disciplines within the realm of crisis management. It provided professionals with

WHO PEIC Concerns Reduced
Business Resilience Preparedness

COVID Is Over

The pandemic is over, what’s next? Now that COVID is over, resilience professionals are considering what is next for impactful emergencies. Indeed, concerns about cyberattacks are understandably trending over the last few years as many businesses increased their digital footprint. Then, there’s a recognition that a polycrisis can occur. A polycrisis could either have a

Considering Natural Disasters
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Next Year’s Natural Disasters

Looking Ahead Is Looking Behind, Too Next year’s natural disasters are something we would all like to predict. Sadly, we cannot predict specific events. The best we can do is rely on weather experts and real-time data. Forecasting natural disasters is a complex task that involves various factors and uncertainties. For up-to-date and accurate information

2023 Return to In-person Conferences
Business Continuity Management

What I Learned from Conferences So Far

COVID is over, so what now? I learned from conferences this year that we are all still recovering from the worldwide pandemic. Many of you read my blog, In Praise Of Conferences, where I had my first real in-person experience since the COVID-19 emergency restrictions were enacted. Like others, I was glad to return to

Exercise for Success
Business Resilience Exercising

Fighting a Fear of Failure

Fighting a Fear of Failure Resiliency professionals can suffer from performance anxiety and find themselves fighting a fear of failure. Many of us are celebrating the Spring holidays this week. As content creators and thought leaders, it’s drilled into us that constancy is the key to success. Certainly, resilience practitioners know that a cornerstone of

Trump Supporters Indictment Watch
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Tips for Civil Unrest Events

Will he or won’t he? As we learn about the criminal indictment of former President Trump, I thought it timely to share tips for civil unrest events. Companies across the United States are considering potential business disruptions and threats to their employees from political unrest. During COVID-19, it was recognized that the pandemic fueled or

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