For DRI International and the DRI Foundation, I'm just an instructor and the Volunteerism guy. But I suppose, first and foremost, I am a passionate Business Continuity Planning (BCP) guy who believes in the premise of what we do for…
Tag: Volunteer Day
Awareness, Thy Name Is Disaster
On this day more than 70 years ago, the U.S. was attacked at Pearl Harbor. By any standard, at any time in our history, this horrific event would be considered a disaster. More than 2,000 American citizens were killed and…
PTSD Meets BCP?
There's no real debate about the fact that disastrous events are happening with alarming frequency across the globe. The 24-hour news cycle makes us disturbingly aware of all the bad things happening to innocent people and corporate entities. We, as…
A New Leaf
The fun thing about writing this column is that many of my old friends, former colleagues, new-found friends (especially those of you who volunteered last May in New Orleans) get in touch with me via my DRI International Foundation e-mail…
Nobody Puts Clyde in a Corner!
Nobody puts Clyde in a corner. That's why his "corner" is actually a column! Wondering what Clyde is doing here? Well, last year he told us all we needed to know about New Orleans. This time around, Clyde clues us…
BCP in The Real World
Last week, I had my fingers crossed that the New Orleans area would be spared any damage by Isaac. As we all know, in BCP, crossing your fingers and hoping for the best is very unlikely to yield a positive…
Not Again!!!
Over the course of the last few days, we have been reminded that preparing for disasters remains a priority for those living on the Gulf Coast. Almost seven years to the day after Katrina brought so much devastation to New…
DRI Ph-oundation Coming to Philadelphia!
Well it's been some time since you've heard from me. I haven't fallen from the face of the earth, but I have been busy. I've been busy thinking of new and exciting ways that the DRI Foundation can help those in need…
He’s Back With (And Asking For) Feedback!
Hi! Today, I just wanted to provide a few more thoughts and information from our hugely successful volunteer day and DRI2012 conference. Catie Quinn at Second Harvest provided this information about the work effort. Hi Clyde,Thank you so much for your…
A Final Note of Appreciation …
Almost two weeks have passed since our Volunteer Day in New Orleans. I just wanted to publicly acknowledge one more individual who recognizes that there is no "I" in team. As assignments were being doled out and the day was…