By Dr. Scott.
Over the last few entries, we’ve been navigating our way
through some strategies and best practices for succession planning and
succession plan implementation If you’re just coming across this blog, then I
invite you to also check out
Leadership Potential
and
Implementing the Succession Plan
to help bring you up to speed with our discussions thus
far.
As I’ve emphasized in the previous two installments, most
organizations have a succession plan, but, more often than not, do not have the
capacity or the long-term focus to effectively implement an effective succession
plan. They have a plan, but fail to
implement the plan and often pay the price.
In
Strategic Succession: A step-by-step guide to creating a succession plan
, the authors emphasized succession planning and implementation as a
“shield” that protects against “uncertainty, disruption, and a threat to
sustainability.”
In this week’s piece, then, we look at some best practices
for safeg...
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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...
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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
.
...
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September 02, 2025New Quality Management Certificates Launching Soon
Dr. Scott Eidson, EVP of the Madison School of Professional Development, announced this week that the MSPD will be launching new certificate programs in Quality Management.
Throughout 2025, MEG has continued to produce new certificate programs across several disciplines including business, leadership, artificial intelligence, information technology, and Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL).
The new course launching in September 2025 is ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems and will b...
May 30, 2025New Free Success in Business Certification LaunchedNew Free Success in Business Certification Launched
The fourth, free certificate in the Madison School of Professional Development Success in Business S...
June 05, 2025New IT Programs Launch 9 June 2025New IT Programs Launch 9 June 2025
New programs and services continue to roll out here at Madison Education Group and the Madison Schoo...