Disaster management expert Patrick Hardy shares insights on creating a culture of preparedness in small businesses. Learn how empowering employees at all levels can lead to more effective disaster response and adaptability in everyday operations.
Key Topics:
- Patrick's journey into disaster management
- The importance of empowerment in disaster preparedness
- Creating adaptive teams for emergency response
- Applying disaster management principles to everyday business operations
- Building a successful disaster management company
Guest: Patrick Hardy, CEO of Hytropy Disaster Management and author of "Design Any Disaster"
Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction and Patrick's background
05:30 - Defining disaster management
10:15 - Types of disasters and examples
15:45 - The empowerment approach to disaster planning
22:30 - Building adaptive teams and cultures
28:00 - Patrick's entrepreneurial journey
35:15 - Lightning round questions on adaptiveness
38:30 - Book recommendations
41:00 - Information on Patrick's book and how to connect
Key Quotes:
"If you don't empower people to do those kinds of things...everybody turns into a bystander."
"You never have to experience a disaster anytime ever in your life if you prepare for disaster."
"Disasters are not about...the severity. It's your dependencies - how much have you left yourself dependent on someone else."
Resources Mentioned:
- Book: "Guns, Germs and Steel" by Jared Diamond
- Book: "The Tao of Jeet Kune Do" by Bruce Lee
- Patrick's book: "Design Any Disaster"
Website: disasterpatrick.com
Facebook: facebook.com/DisasterPatrick
Instagram: instagram.com/disasterpatrick
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