Charles Seife wrote an article in Slate entitled “The CDC has been on a steady Decline. We’re Just Finally Noticing”. The thesis of the article is that the CDC’s credibility is being damaged by extensive political pressure. He states: “Sometimes an agency doesn’t decline from the zenith like a falling star, but its reputation slouches, bit by bit toward mediocrity.” (1) Continue reading
Yesterday, as I do every day, I collected our mail from our mailbox at the end of our driveway. I didn’t look at it. I just carried it into the house so my wife could wipe it off with a sanitizing wipe. Thanks, COVID-19 for providing some unneeded hassle! Anyway, my wife, Joyce, read the envelopes and discovered that some were addressed to people she didn’t know. Continue reading
Coronavirus seems to be spreading quicker than previous pandemic potential viruses, i.e., H5N1, H7N1, SARS, Ebola, MERS, etc. Could this be the long awaited/anticipated threat realization, or is it becoming a media driven phenomenon? Needless to say, planners should be implementing some assessment analysis regarding the potential for impacting business operations. Here is a brief look back at one of my articles from 2006, entitled, “Pre-Pandemic Planning: Business Continuity Perspectives“, when Bird Flu (H5N1) was the hot topic: Continue reading
Our destination is resilience. It requires a new way to think, decide, plan and act. It demands flexibility and fortitude to rebound, adapt, innovate, and lead. So what makes us resilient?
Generally, resilience is about adapting in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or significant sources of stress. Resilient people are aware of situations, of their own reactions and of the behavior of those around them. Resilient people meet the world head-on with eyes wide open. Continue reading
Unless you are a person that firmly believes there will be a second wave – or even that there might be a second wave – the reactions and measures taken to the COVID-19 pandemic are starting to calm down and the world is beginning to unwind the measures that have been put in place; albeit to varying degrees and velocities and with little consistency. Continue reading