EM Weekly Podcast

A conversation about the Joint Task Force Civil Support

Today we talk to Kyle Nelson about the importance of having a weather professional in the EOC.

African-American and other minority representation in hazard and disaster mitigation is very important. Research has shown that racial and ethnic minorities often have increased difficulty evacuating prior to a crisis and are more likely to experience disproportionate physical and financial loss during disasters. Our focus now is on students who are already enrolled in graduate school. The Fund is dedicated to the work done by and the legacy of William Anderson who passed away in 2013.

We interviewed Author Michael Mabee about his book The Civil Defense Book on preparing the community

Talking to a leading expert in AI about using AI for life-saving measures in flood prediction and response.

In 1981, David graduated top of his class from the U.S. Naval Academy—an institute renowned for developing “leaders to serve the nation.” Thereafter, he joined the submarine force. Along his journey, one thing bothered him: the traditional leader-follower model. Used by the Navy and most companies around the world, the goal of leader-follower is to influence people to comply, not think. David experienced first-hand how this practice makes people feel marginalized. He knew in his gut that there had to be a better way. He’d soon discover that to prove his theory he’d have to break some rules. As engineer officer aboard the USS Will Rogers (SSBN-659), a nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine, David tried empowering his team. He provided broad guidance, giving the team intent rather than orders. It was … a disaster. His team made poor decisions that led to errors. He had to stop and revert to the traditional leader-follower method. Taking Command Ultimately, David was selected to captain the USS Olympia (SSN-717), a nuclear powered attack submarine. He studied for over a year to take command, understanding on a deep level every detail of how that submarine operated. Unexpectedly, David was diverted to take command of the USS Santa Fe (SSN-763) when its captain quit. Santa Fe was the worst performing submarine in the fleet and a different type of submarine that he knew little about. Troubled Waters Less than a month later the Santa Fe was running a simple drill to simulate a fault with the reactor. In this scenario, propulsion is shifted from the main engines to a smaller, electric propulsion motor. The captain ordered, “ahead two-thirds.” The officer on deck repeated the order, “ahead two-thirds.” Nothing happened. Captain Marquet noticed the helmsman who was to execute the order looked unsettled. When asked what the problem was, the helmsman pointed out that there was no two-thirds in the electric propulsion mode unlike all his previous submarines. When asked, the officer on deck said he repeated the command knowing it was wrong. David realized that the leader-follower environment meant his crew would do anything he said—even if it was wrong. That could be catastrophic. He decided to try Intent-Based Leadership again. Turning the Ship Around Captain Marquet began treating his crew as leaders, not followers, and giving control, not taking control. It wasn’t long before operations took a dramatic turn. Santa Fe went from “worst to first,” achieving the highest retention and operational standings in the Navy. When Stephen R. Covey spent time aboard the Santa Fe, he referred to it as the most empowering organization he’d ever seen. He wrote about Captain Marquet’s leadership practices in his book, The 8th Habit. After Captain Marquet’s departure from the USS Santa Fe, it continued to win awards and promote more officers and enlisted men to positions of increased responsibility than any other submarine—including ten subsequent submarine captains. A Time for Change Captain Marquet retired from the Navy in 2009 and is now the author of Turn the Ship Around! A True Story of Turning Followers Into Leaders. Fortune magazine called the book the “best how-to manual anywhere for managers on delegating, training, and driving flawless execution.” Captain Marquet’s Intent-Based Leadership model is turning around all types of organizations—from big manufacturers to start-ups and sport teams to government. He helps leaders build environments where people contribute and feel valued —where everyone is a leader.      Links http://www.davidmarquet.com/ amazon.com/Turn-Ship-Around-Turning-Followers/dp/1591846404/ref=pd_sim_b_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=1W4YCMRP4SGJHASF736G (Amazon) LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/davidmarquet Twitter: ldavidmarquet Email: [email protected]   Advertisers www.emweekly.com www.titanhst.com www.thebluecell.com

Raven Rock is the Story of the American Nuclear Survival Plan

Having shelter is a basic human need, Today we talk to JJ about rapid deplobile shelter solutions.

Marcello Some of Marcello past experiences includes: Director of Entrepreneur Development for Utah's Governor's Office of Economic Development. Strategic Consultant. Commercial and Hard Money Lending. National coordinator for EFY youth camps. Business to business software sales representative. Owner of two sound and lighting/disc jockey companies. Executive Vice President of a clothing/fashion corporation. Director of Marketing for an online business. Advertising Manager for Utah Valley State College. Teacher, tutor, trainer, large-group speaker for the Missionary Training Center in Provo, UT. Portuguese teacher. Seminary and religious institute teacher. PURAVAI  Is the purest prepackaged storage water in the emergency preparedness market. When it comes to emergency storage water, even one little bacterium in the water can multiply over time and become billions of bacteria. It's called CFUs (or Colony Forming Units of Bacteria). Tested independently by one of the top labs in the world, our biggest competitor measured in at 3,330 CFUs per mL, yet when PURAVAI was tested by the same lab, the result: ZERO CFUs. That's a HUGE deal because what that means is your PURAVAI water is able to remain safe to drink, even decades later!!  LinkedIn:  linkedin.com/in/marcellosurjopolos Website: https://puravai.com/home12787606 Twitter:  @msurjopolos‏ Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/marcello Email: [email protected] Phone:   Advertisers Titan HST https://www.titanhst.com/ EM Weekly www.emweekly.com Resources  https://www.emweekly.com/downloads/category/free-template/

The Blue Cell, LLC is a national training, exercise, consulting and deployment services company specializing in the area of Homeland Security, Emergency Management and Incident Management. In total the company offers over 70 different courses. The Blue Cell also provides technical services in support of response operations and in 2012 purchased Command School TTX which serves as the companies exercise service group. In 2015 the company completed its most successful year to date having conducted 250 courses across the US, 35 exercises (including at least one of each of the seven types of exercise of HSEEP), 10 consulting projects and 5 deployment missions. Collectively amongst all of it varied interests The Blue Cell does business in all 50 states, 2 US Territories and Canada. In 2015 The Blue Cell, LLC announced and launched of The NIMS Store. Com, a complimentary online store with products and serves geared around the concepts of the National Incident Management System. To begin 2016 we look forward to the addition of Studio BC.TV, an online destination for live, over the internet training, and Blue Cell Print / Blue Cell Ship- the companies in house shop to support all printing and shipping needs of The Blue Cell- Companies. LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/2022034/ Website:  http://www.thebluecell.com Twitter:  @TheBlueCell ‏ Facebook:   @thebluecell Email:     [email protected] Phone:  1-800-866-0840    Advertisers Titan HST https://www.titanhst.com/ EM Weekly www.emweekly.com