Pandemic: Are We Prepared?

In 2005 I published the article below titled “Pandemic: Are We Prepared?” With the current situation in China and other area our our world, I decided to post it here.

What is a pandemic? Webster’s Dictionary defines the word pandemic as an epidemic over a wide geographic area, affecting a large proportion of the populations. And our history shows there have been several pandemics that devastated millions of people throughout the world.

Leadership: Positive Internal Communications

To be an effective Chief Officer you must be visible and applicable to the members of the department (this post deals with internal communications only).  I use the phrase “Management by Walking Around” what this means is the Chief Officer need to interact with internal stakeholders of the department.  There are many ways to accomplish this simple but important task.