Little Timmy is missing after the tornado and is reportedly trapped in the collapsed building. He is likely running out of air, viability and hope. A team of searchers is rapidly searching void spaces in the collapsed building using high-tech camera’s that extend into cracks to detect survivors on the inside. One searcher sees a […]
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My candle burns at both ends, It will not last the night. ~Edna St. Vincent Millay Most of us know how to work, but how many of us know how – and when – to rest? In a low impact environment, like staying up to catch just one more episode of Law & Order re-runs, we […]
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Despite our best efforts and intentions, sometimes we make mistakes in our approach as business owners, managers, coaches or parents. The most telling of these management mistakes is when we allow a gap between what is said and what is done. In all of the years I’ve studied human behavior as it relates to performance, […]
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Folks with functional needs have been historically under-served before a disaster strikes (think: “notice event” like a hurricane versus a “no-notice” event like an explosion). As a result, a disproportionate amount of effort must be taken to evacuate them to a better place after the disaster strikes. During virtually every large hurricane in […]
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“Your focus is your reality.” ~Yoda Let’s revisit that silly Facebook puzzle where you’re tasked to quickly “look at: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 and find the mitsake“. See what I did there? I primed you to look for an error in […]
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More than 10,000 adult students (as of early 2016) have taught me a few things about being a better instructor. Some of their lessons humbled me, some empowered me, some scathed me and some simply taught me the value and importance in building competence as an instructor. While I hope to learn as much from my next 10,000 students, below are the four (4) simple but critical foundation skills I’ve learned to rely on. Click the image to learn more…
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When I was a young man, my father shared with me the following, inherited responsibility: “Improve the breed.” In terms of helpful guidance I’d rank it up there with “listen don’t speak”, “always use please and thank you” and “don’t eat the yellow snow”. Challenging to implement at times but immensely important to make part of our lives in both thought and action. Being of service to others, particularly those that we are responsible for, is one the of most impactful ways to improve not only our own breed but those around us too. Has anyone helped YOU up the ladder of life today? Have YOU helped anyone?
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Another email from another butt-kicking Tech Search Specialist asking for some suggestions on what tools their searchers should carry into the field. Last time it was about technical field equipment, this time the topic is about smartphone apps. After the course, more than a few things stuck with me. The one though that’s been rattling […]
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Received this query the other day from a Technical Search client: “Our Tech Search members are struggling to identify what they should carry when they go down the street, Recon, etc. Is there a standard list or back pack of items you carry that I can forward on to that group?” This is a common question by forward-looking agencies […]
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