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  • Pandemic, Earthquakes, Tornadoes! Oh my!

    Pandemic, Earthquakes, Tornadoes! Oh my!
    2020/04/03
    How does eating a bowl of cereal relate to large scale disasters? Episode 1 dives into the world of emergencies with the perspective of disaster response experience. Looking for what to do next with this Pandemic? Come chat with us.
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    23 分
  • Disaster Data, There's No Such Thing As The Boy Who Cried Wolf

    Disaster Data, There's No Such Thing As The Boy Who Cried Wolf
    2020/04/10
    News broke that all deaths that could be related to the Coronavirus Pandemic, are considered a COVID19 Death. I explain why this isn’t bad, but actually really good for emergency response and research. I compare this collection to how to rise our confidence with flood impact numbers and how to avoid the infamous, “Brownie, you’re doing a heck of a job!”
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    18 分
  • PART 1 The Humanitarian Life, Interview with Cam Starrett

    PART 1 The Humanitarian Life, Interview with Cam Starrett
    2020/04/30
    What drives someone towards service and what keeps you going when things become difficult? In this 2 part episode, Cameron Starrett shares his experiences with multiple volunteer based or organizations. We talk about disasters and lessons learned working in the US together, and his journey of volunteering over the past several years. Come listen to Part 1 The Humanitarian Life with Cam and I.
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    34 分
  • PART 2- The Peace Corps & Cornavirus Emergency Evac , Interview with Cam Starrett

    PART 2- The Peace Corps & Cornavirus Emergency Evac , Interview with Cam Starrett
    2020/05/01
    Part 2- Cam Starrett shares his experience as a Peace Corps Member in Panama. He talks about the people, his projects, the living conditions, and the lessons learned during his deployment. We dive into the details of the blog post he wrote for Doberman Emergency Management and the struggle to get back to the states while countries were shutting down due to the Coronavirus.
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    39 分
  • Lessons in leadership with the expert emergency manager Rodney Melsek

    Lessons in leadership with the expert emergency manager Rodney Melsek
    2020/05/15
    Mr. Rodney Melsek has served over 20 years as a Type 1 Planning Section Chief on the National Strike Team, planning for and responding to the most catastrophic disasters in modern U.S. history. Rodney's experience goes beyond the federal emergency response official experience, as he also served for 15 years in international humanitarian aid, including The Balkans, Asia, and Africa. Rodney's unique perspective has provided him opportunity to train and lead countless emergency managers who have, through his guidance, prepared for and responded to chaos. He is a subject matter expert and a great friend to Doberman Emergency Management. He currently advises the organization to ensure best practice. Come check out the episode in order to hear how he lead throughout his career.
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  • Catastrophic Dam Failures in Michigan

    Catastrophic Dam Failures in Michigan
    2020/05/30
    During this episode we talk about the Michigan Dam Failures. We talk about how to work with leadership or partners who don't want to spend the time or money to mitigate issues, a constant battle for emergency managers to climb, and we talk about how to create a proper emergency plan for Dams.

    Disclaimer: Our host, John Scardena, is from Ohio- he does his best to hold back feelings on the Buckeyes vs the Wolverines, though the jokes do spill over now and then. Please note, this has no reflection on how we feel about helping people in the State of Michigan, this is only a sports related banter between the States.
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    27 分
  • 5 Executive Problem Solving Skills For Emergency Managers

    5 Executive Problem Solving Skills For Emergency Managers
    2026/06/26
    What separates exceptional leaders from everyone else? It isn't intelligence, experience, or authority—it's the ability to solve the right problems. In this episode of the Disaster Tough Podcast, we explore executive problem solving through the lens of emergency management and explain why the principles used to coordinate disasters can improve decision-making in any profession.

    We begin by defining emergency management as the strategic coordination of emergency services to protect life, property, and continuity of operations. Every executive problem should ultimately support one or more of these objectives: protecting people, safeguarding assets, or ensuring continuity of operations with our partners across the emergency support functions and political / executive leadership.

    In this episode, we break executive problem solving into five practical principles:
    1. Ask Better Questions – The quality of the solution is determined by the quality of the question. Leaders must identify the real problem rather than react to symptoms.
    2. Define the Outcome – Start with the end in mind and never lose sight of it. Every decision, meeting, investment, and action should move the organization measurably closer to the desired outcome.
    3. Seek Objective Truth – Build a team that provides data-driven analysis and honest assessments. Great leaders rely on objective evidence, understand risk, and embrace uncomfortable truths over opinions.
    4. Organize for Execution – Brilliant strategies fail without disciplined execution. Strong project management, accountability, prioritization, and organization transform ideas into measurable results.
    5. Lead Through Others – No executive can perform every role. The responsibility of leadership is to ask the next important question, empower talented people, remove obstacles, and keep everyone relentlessly focused on the mission and desired outcome.
    The episode also explores why the phrase "the ends justify the means" has no place in effective leadership. If achieving your objective requires compromising your principles or ethics, the problem was likely defined incorrectly or the strategy was flawed from the beginning. Sustainable success comes from pursuing the right outcome through disciplined, ethical execution.
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    23 分
  • Hurricane Season and the Emergency Management Need to Knows

    Hurricane Season and the Emergency Management Need to Knows
    2020/06/05
    The episode highlights the major components of a hurricane, how to better communicate and understand the numerous complexities in with a hurricane response. Good luck this Season- it's likely going to be a busy one!
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    18 分