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September 04, 2025Corporate Security Case Study: Rick Rescorla

By: Dr. Ken Gemlich You may be asking yourself, “who is Rick Rescorla?” In this blog, we’ll answer just that as we take a look at Rescorla’s life, training, and contributions to corporate security. Specifically, we’ll examine his decisive actions that saved thousands of lives during the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center. Early Life and Service Though Rick Rescorla is not universally well known, he was a decorated, three-time hero. Rescorla started off life in 1939, in Hayle, United Kingdom. His hometown, during World War 2, teemed with American soldiers preparing for the Normandy landings. Richard idolized these soldiers and wanted to grow up and be one. Following his boyhood dreams, at age 16, Rescorla left home and joined the British Army as a paratrooper and went on to serve during the Cyprus emergency that occurred from 1957-1960. After his service, he left England to become a police officer in Rhodesia, where he met American Soldiers who tried to c... Read more

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Leadership

September 03, 2025Implementing the Succession Plan

Implementing the Succession Plan By Dr. Scott. As we highlighted in our last blog entry, most organizations have a succession plan, but unfortunately, many leadership teams do not have the capacity or the focus to effectively implement a successful succession plan. They have a plan, but lack the follow through. Poor succession plan implementation leads to dissatisfied employees, higher turnover rates, and, ultimately a decline in operational performance. In the long run, this negatively impacts the organization’s leadership pipeline and sets the organization on a path of decline and, inevitably, an early departure from the competitive landscape. In this week’s blog, then, we look at some foundational best practices for improving succession plan implementation. Specifically, we look at individualized development plans (IDPs), strategies for facilitating knowledge and skills transfer, and techniques for building deep teams of potential successors. Ind... Read more

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Press Releases

June 23, 2025New AI Certificates Added

Throughout June 2025 MEG, through the Madison School of Professional Development, has launched several new certificate programs in information technology and now Artificial Intelligence. Last week, MEG President, Dr. Robin Westerik, together with Dr. Jeevan D'Souza, the developer and lead faciltiator for the new programs, released a statement regarding the new programs in AI. Of the programs, Westerik commented, "whether curious about AI, considering an AI driven career path, or just looking to maximize AI applications, these programs provide that foundation you need." Learn more about the new programs: Artificial Intelligence Foundations Data Science Foundations Read the full press release . ... Read more