Today is a holiday in the U.S. While I normally spend the day doing something “summery” like having a picnic or camping, this year I’ve been glued to The Weather Channel hoping for the best for the people that live on and near the Louisiana coast.
I was at a blended learning conference just after Katrina and a training manager for a bank in New Orleans shared photos of his own devastated property. With the home office shut down, distributed learning staff became the norm and e-learning became a major source for critical communication. The learning function had the necessary infrastructure in place to deal with the catastrophe without intending it.
It was my feeling that the training manager felt relived to have been able to do something helpful in a really bad situation. Do you have a plan for catastrophe?
Getting socked with hurricane Gustav three-years after Hurricane Katrina must just open old wounds. I can’t begin to imagine. There is a wait-and-see approach on the levees that protect New Orleans. Just a few minutes ago there were reports that floodwater is over top the levees. It just sucks. That’s all there is to it.
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