Overcoming Resistance In the article by Weber (2015), there is a statement about the importance of engaging those who will be impacted by change in the process of implementing change. The article further relates that initial efforts to foster change in the organization’s strategic planning process were unsuccessful in part because of lack of engagement. Resistance […]

 Option 1 – Define stress.  Identify  and describe the three (3) main types of stressors.  Provide an example  of each type of these stressors.  List the P.O.W.E.R. principles/steps  in effectively managing stress.  In thinking about your own stressors,  describe three (3) healthy coping strategies that you have employed in  the past or that you could […]

 One of the principle functions and missions of intelligence is to support threat (military, terrorism, economic, political, technological, etc.) management AND as directed to engage in carrying out policy to reduce threats (covert action). Your studies have touched on threat analysis and threat management in terms of historical perspective, case studies, readings, etc. In this […]

 One of the challenges facing the Public Information Officer (PIO) is social media. Social media is both a friend and foe of emergency agencies.  What is the role and responsibilities of the PIO?  And what do Twitter, Facebook, and other social media sites mean these days to the PIO?   Using the internet or professional journals, […]

Offer your own definition of Consequence Management. Discuss who is responsible for Consequence Management in the context of the management of the effects of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) on US soil and define what Essential Support Functions (ESF) are and how they might apply.  Must be at least  250 words and supported by 2 […]