What if I were to tell you that in order to be more efficient, you need to be more focused on service and giving to the needs of others? This might not seem to make a lot of sense, but in reality, it works. You can often trace the effectiveness of an organization alongside their willingness to focus on others. Giving to others allow companies to take active interests in their communities, which can lead to a huge boost in an employee’s feeling about the organization, and we

How important are relationships in the emergency management world? Incident management personnel of the future must learn how to focus on building collaborative partnerships across all pieces of emergency management, including the private sector, businesses, public entities, universities, volunteer groups, and many others. We cannot be effective if we work in a vacuum. We need to train with relationship building in mind. Part of my experience in the EM field has been with vol

Who enjoys working on a team with a loudmouth? I imagine that not one hand went up. The technical term for this is “uneven communication.” While annoying in any setting, in the emergency management field, it’s quite dangerous. We need to hear from everyone when it comes to planning for, responding to, or recovering from an emergency or crisis, not just the brashest person in the room. I get it; some people are just more assertive than others and this often plays out clearly i