Why Plans Don’t Prepare You | Appendix | Leadership Tools for Immediate Readiness Start With Action Readiness isn’t about a perfectly prepared leader with a flawless plan, but a leader who is taking consistent action, communicating effectively with their team and taking steps to build resilience to handle what comes their way. These simple tools … Read more
Why Real Resilience Is About Systems, Not Just Survival Skills Introduction: The Problem With Survival Thinking Spend any time in preparedness conversations and you’ll notice a pattern. People often debate who would survive the longest in a disaster. Who has the best gear. Who’s toughest when everything falls apart. It’s a compelling discussion, and it’s … Read more
What This Update Covers This “Where We Are Now” update reflects a real-time conversation with eCERT® founder Mark Matheson, focused on substance, not speculation. Topics include: What elements of eCERT® are already built and operational What is actively in development (manufacturing, deployment, governance) How eCERT® differs from traditional CERT and NGO models The role of … Read more
Why Preparedness Is the Smartest Investment You’ll Ever Make Introduction The recent Bloomberg feature, “How Climate Disasters Turned Into a Trillion-Dollar US Industry”, painted a sobering picture: the U.S. now spends nearly $1 trillion a year on disaster recovery. That’s not prevention or resilience, unfortunately that’s recovery. For businesses and community-based organizations (CBOs), this means … Read more
A Conversation with Jeffrey Lyon of The Cyber Wild In an age where our personal lives, finances, and family safety are wired into the cloud, cybersecurity is no longer a luxury. It’s survival. In this compelling 35-minute conversation, I sit down with Jeffrey Lyon, founder of The Cyber Wild, to uncover what’s really happening in … Read more
