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Throw Out The Stinking Thinking!
I love to cook, and I love to read cookbooks. I stroll the pages of a cookbook looking for fun, tasty recipes I have never made before but want to try. I made Birria tacos this past weekend with a wonderfully rich and spicy red sauce. I was seeding chili peppers, cutting onions, garlic, and tomatoes, and measuring spices. Of…
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Blog, Crisis Response
Priorities Not Procedures
Why do some organizations handle a crisis or emergency better than others? Is it because they plan better? Is it because they have a large emergency response staff? Is it because they have senior-level support? Is it luck? Within the airline industry (and other industries), it is interesting to see how large or small the ER department may be. Some… Read More
Blog, Coaching
Conversation Versus Confrontation
I am worried. When did it come to this? When did having a conversation with another human being automatically equate to confrontation? I’ve been thinking about this for days now. I cannot let it go. While discussing with a friend of mine recently, he was sharing how we wanted to establish guidelines with his roommates. You know, rules! House rules,… Read More
Blog, Crisis Response
Emergency Operations Center (EOC) & Exercises
EOCs & Exercises Companies often focus their emergency response exercises on activating their Emergency Operations Center (EOC). Don’t get me wrong, the EOC is a necessary part of any emergency response, but it is not the only part. As any good emergency response planner knows, there are many moving parts to a response, and careful consideration should be given to… Read More
Blog, News
THE GREAT RESILIENCE
THE GREAT RESIGNATION RESILIENCE I am over it! I do not want to hear any more about Covid-19, the pandemic, masks, toilet paper shortages, or vaccines. After two-plus years of verbal blah, blah blah on the news, I have hit my saturation point. WOW, that felt good to get off my chest. Seriously good. But honestly, I cannot get any… Read More
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Doing Well; Cards For A Stronger, More Resilient You!
The Doing Well tool from Hummingly was created in recognition of how critical it is to support the supporters when they are faced with the need to keep on giving under high pressure and prolonged stress. The tool was developed from learnings from large scale disaster situations around the world, having seen the impacts of supporter burnout. The Doing Well tool… Read More
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I Will Always Remember 9/11
I do not need to remind you what happened 15 years ago today, September 11, 2001, Everyone remembers what happened. Everyone remembers where they were. While today is the 15 year anniversary of the terror events of 9/11, I feel today as I did 15 years ago, as if it were yesterday. Sad, grief stricken and paralyzed. My heart aches…
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Resilience by Ken Jenkins
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