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5.0 out of 5 stars
Well-written insights into how people react to and cope with awful situations, August 27, 2009
This review is from: Monday Morning Crisis Quarterback (Kindle Edition)
I follow this blog through FaceBook, using it not only as a news source but also to read Naomi's insightful take on difficult human situations. Every time I click through to read a full blog posting on the "Crisis Quarterback," the concise commentary leads me to see the "crisis du jour" through the eyes of those involved.
The thing about crisis preparation is that it is usually only those who are paid to do it who are prepared. It is easy to become inured to the steady stream of horror and shocking situations we are fed by the news, and a defense mechanism to treat it as spectacle, rather than useful information. Anyone looking for analysis that makes following the headlines relevant to one's own life could do far worse than to read this blog.
That this blog is updated so regularly and with such quality makes it clear that its writer is not only committed to her subject matter, but a master of it as well.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent blog, always thoughtful, August 27, 2009
This review is from: Monday Morning Crisis Quarterback (Kindle Edition)
This is an unusually interesting blog in my view. The author, a high school principal, is also a crisis consultant. In her blog she takes events culled from the news that involve some sort of trauma (some that are high profile, some I had never heard of), and she discusses them. I don't know if that sounds interesting, but it is, because she regularly makes me think much more deeply about the stories I read in the papers and online every day.
A recent post challenged the conventional wisdom in the news about the HIN1 virus (her take -- it is not as scary as many people would lead you to believe). Another talked about what the fitness center in Pittsburgh should do after a gunman came in and shot and killed a number of people there (hint: don't just close the place for a few weeks without getting people together first).
Another favorite -- analyzing what went wrong and who is to "blame" in the awful story of a girl who was swept out to sea and died in Maine recently, as the girl and her family were watching the waves.
What I like about this blog is she often makes counter-intuitive arguments, but they are always grounded in experience and they seem really sensible to me. And because she is a school principal (and a mother), she talks about how she would handle certain events in her school or her house. That gives the blog a much more grounded and "real" feeling -- this stuff is not just theoretical to her.
Finally, the audience -- I think this would appeal to anyone who is involved in crisis management and schools. But I am neither, and I still like it, in part because I have a child and so many of the posts have to do with children or explaining things to children. I honestly don't know how she comes up with as many interesting things to say about so many varied topics, but this is a consistently good read.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
daily crisis management, August 16, 2009
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a little too specialized. aimed at crisis management specialists primarily. some good insight into daily events.
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