Podcast

Business

Stuart Smolkin - Disaster Managment Lessons from Katrina

When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, Stuart Smolkin's conveyor belt manufacturing company, Intralox, had no disaster plan in place. The company had to deal with the disruption of electricity, phones, and computer systems in order to organize evacuated employees into recovery teams. How did Intralox get running again in a mere 30 days? In this Stanford podcast, Smolkin offers lessons on preparedness for businesses faced with disruption.

Nonprofits

At Cross Purposes

By Catherine Spence

Sidebar to "Crisis Mentality:" the Red Cross comes under fire.

Economic Development

Choosing Mission Over Money

By Keith Epstein

Sidebar to "Crisis Mentality:" giving for the long term.

Philanthropy

Listening to Tsunami Survivors

By Leslie Berger

Treating aid recipients like valued customers gives insights into disaster relief.

Individual Giving

Crisis Mentality

By Keith Epstein 1

Why sudden emergencies attract more funds than do chronic conditions, and how nonprofits can change that.

Socially Responsible Business

Shipping Companies to the Rescue

By Marguerite Rigoglioso

Business steps in to help overtaxed airports in the wake of natural disasters.

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Collaboration

John Rickard and Jon Olson - Public-Private Partnerships for Disaster Relief

Jon Olson has put Intel's supply chain expertise at John Rickard's disposal to bring his organization, International Rescue Committee, to the next level. Speaking together at the Stanford Effective Disruption Management Seminar, they explain in this audio lecture how the supply chain knowledge and frameworks developed in a corporate environment can go a long way when applied to the logistic issues faced by humanitarian disaster relief agencies.

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Nonprofits & NGOs

Gail Neudorf - Humanitarian Disaster Relief Challenges

Speaking at the Stanford Effective Disruption Management Seminar, Gail Neudorf talks in this audio lecture about some of the challenges and issues faced by humanitarian disaster relief operations.

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Organizational Development

Adele Martz - Business Continuity: Improving GM’s Risk Profile

Adele Martz explains in this audio lecture how risk management puts GM at a competitive advantage to an audience of disaster relief operation actors gathered for the Stanford Effective Disruption Management Seminar.

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Nonprofits & NGOs

Randy Martin - Speed and Agility Versus Cost

Randy Martin has been in the business of humanitarian disaster relief for 25 years. In this audio lecture recorded at the Stanford Effective Disruption Management Seminar, Martin shares some of the lessons he has learned on the front lines and investigates possible collaborations across sectors to enhance disaster relief operations.