Psychological resilience

AECOM launches third annual global report, The Future of Infrastructure: Creating Opportunity for Everyone

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Wednesday, May 27, 2020
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AECOM, the worlds premier infrastructure firm, today released its third annual global infrastructure report, The Future of Infrastructure: Creating Opportunity for Everyone .

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  • AECOM, the worlds premier infrastructure firm, today released its third annual global infrastructure report, The Future of Infrastructure: Creating Opportunity for Everyone .
  • The report also captures how to advance the longer-term opportunities for infrastructure investment to strengthen economies and help build more resilient societies.
  • From response and recovery to reimagination, The Future of Infrastructure: Creating Opportunity for Everyone outlines innovative ideas and approaches to deliver a better world through infrastructure.
  • To download The Future of Infrastructure: Creating Opportunity for Everyone, please visit infrastructure.aecom.com.

Press release - EU future at stake: MEPs broadly welcome Commission’s recovery package proposals

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Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Organizations, Articles, International organizations, President of the European Commission, Manfred Weber, Psychological resilience, Von der Leyen, European Union

EP/DLL

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  • EP/DLL
    Focussing on future generations, Commission President von der Leyen discussed the 750 billion recovery instrument within a revamped long-term EU budget in plenary.
  • European solidarity is back and we are opening a new chapter for the EU, Manfred Weber (EPP, DE) said.
  • The MFF and the recovery plan must focus on the future, with the Green deal and digital agenda as building blocks, he said.
  • The Commission has also unveiled its adjusted Work Programme for 2020 , which will prioritise the actions needed to propel Europe's recovery and resilience.

Graduating While Saving Lives During Coronavirus

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Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Animal virology, Coronavirus, Psychological resilience, CoV, John Jay, Articles, Judges, Health

Islam is just one of many John Jay College students who are battlingon the front lines against the coronavirus while continuing to work to earn their degree.

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  • Islam is just one of many John Jay College students who are battlingon the front lines against the coronavirus while continuing to work to earn their degree.
  • Other John Jay students, many who live and work in communities of color hit hardest by Covid-19, are also on the front-lines.
  • Their stories of studying while saving lives and keeping New Yorkers safe are inspiring examples of sacrifice and resilience.
  • It's her last semester and she's not letting the coronavirus or the shift to distance learning stop her momentum.

ZertoCON 2020 Annual IT Resilience Conference Goes Virtual to Showcase ‘IT Resilience NOW’

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Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Data management, Security, Technology, Mobile, Wireless, Software, Networks, Internet, Disaster recovery, Business continuity, Computing, Digital technology, Information technology, VMware, Zerto, Cloud infrastructure, Information technology management, iland, SunGard, Psychological resilience

Zerto , an industry leader for IT resilience, will host a virtual version of its popular IT resilience conference, ZertoCON .

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  • Zerto , an industry leader for IT resilience, will host a virtual version of its popular IT resilience conference, ZertoCON .
  • ZertoCON Virtual will include a selection of technical sessions from industry experts on how to take full advantage of the Zerto IT Resilience Platform.
  • ZertoCON Virtual 2020 is supported by global sponsor Microsoft, along with premier sponsors ExaGrid, Expedient, Flexential, IBM, iland, OffsiteDataSync, TierPoint, Sungard AS, and US Signal.
  • Conference Insights and Use Cases:
    Disaster recovery and data protection - learn how to use one single, scalable platform for most recovery scenarios
    For more information and to register for ZertoCON Virtual 2020, click here .

Update - Minister Ng announces hotline to provide small businesses in need with financial planning advice amid COVID-19

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Monday, May 25, 2020
Business, Articles, Economy, Entrepreneurship, Business models, Small business, Psychological resilience

The smallest businesses may face the additional challenge of accessing tailored financial planning advice to help them survive this difficult period.

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  • The smallest businesses may face the additional challenge of accessing tailored financial planning advice to help them survive this difficult period.
  • This service will help entrepreneurs and small business owners in need of financial planning advice, particularly those who may not have access to an accountant.
  • As of today, small business owners with pressing financial needs can call 1-866-989-1080 (toll-free) seven days a week, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (ET).
  • The Business Resilience Service will help the smallest businesses in pressing need of finance planning advice as they weather this pandemic and plan for their recovery."

Minister Ng announces hotline to provide small businesses in need with financial planning advice amid COVID-19

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Monday, May 25, 2020
Business, Articles, Economy, Entrepreneurship, Business models, Small business, Psychological resilience

The smallest businesses may face the additional challenge of accessing tailored financial planning advice to help them survive this difficult period.

Key Points: 
  • The smallest businesses may face the additional challenge of accessing tailored financial planning advice to help them survive this difficult period.
  • This service will help entrepreneurs and small business owners in need of financial planning advice, particularly those who may not have access to an accountant.
  • As of today, small business owners with pressing financial needs can call 1-866-989-1080 (toll-free) seven days a week, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (ET).
  • The Business Resilience Service will help the smallest businesses in pressing need of finance planning advice as they weather this pandemic and plan for their recovery."

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce partners with Salesforce to offer $10K lifeline to help 62 small businesses recover from COVID-19 downturn

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Monday, May 25, 2020
Articles, Business, Economy, Business models, salesforce.com, Psychological resilience, Small business

The applications that best demonstrate how the funds will help the businesses, their employees and their communities will receive the funding.

Key Points: 
  • The applications that best demonstrate how the funds will help the businesses, their employees and their communities will receive the funding.
  • The initiative, through the generosity of Salesforce (NYSE:CRM), will help 62 small Canadian businesses recover and support their resilience, for a total of $620,000 in funds.
  • With this initiative, our focus is supporting the resilience of Canadian small businesses owners and helping them recover.
  • The Canadian Chamber of Commerce helps build the businesses that support our families, our communities and our country.

Canadians say spend what's needed to make Canada more self-sufficient and fair with a better social safety net

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Friday, May 22, 2020
Articles, Motivation, Psychological resilience, Self-sustainability, Pharmacare, Medical Services Plan of British Columbia, Health

The study is the most detailed one to date on the kind of recovery Canadians want.

Key Points: 
  • The study is the most detailed one to date on the kind of recovery Canadians want.
  • Canadians also widely support an economic recovery that meet specific criteria, including:
    Investing in strengthening the health system, including universal public pharmacare (72% extremely or very important).
  • "Canadians want a recovery that is fair, focused on people, and builds up our resilience for future challenges," said Rick Smith, Executive Director of the Broadbent Institute.
  • When it comes to Canada's social safety net, a resounding 97% think that the long-term care system for ageing Canadians needs improvement.

Insigniam Founding Partner Nathan Owen Rosenberg Interviews Brent Gleeson on Leaning Into Adversity: How to Build Grit and Resilience Like a Navy Seal

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Friday, May 22, 2020
Insigniam, Psychological resilience, Articles, Human behavior

LOS ANGELES, May 22, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Insigniam's co-founding partner, Nathan Owen Rosenberg, interviewed Brent Gleeson, a Navy SEAL combat veteran, in a live session led by Big Think.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, May 22, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Insigniam's co-founding partner, Nathan Owen Rosenberg, interviewed Brent Gleeson, a Navy SEAL combat veteran, in a live session led by Big Think.
  • The pair discussed being resilient in times of hardship and how characters can be revealed and strengthened by adversity.
  • Taking these lessons in the business world, Mr. Gleeson founded his leadership and management consulting firm, TakingPoint Leadership.
  • Nathan Owen Rosenberg is a founding partner of Insigniam, where he has led organizational transformations for breakthrough business results with more than 70,000 people.

African Leaders Endorse Plan From Global Center on Adaptation for Africa to Build Climate Resilience Into Recovery From COVID-19 Pandemic

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Friday, May 22, 2020
Animal ecology, Climate change adaptation, Climate change policy, Global warming, Plant ecology, Psychological resilience, Articles, Nature, Branches of biology

The policy brief was prepared by the Global Center on Adaptation and African Adaptation Initiative and outlines a plan of action for African countries to ensure stimulus spending is used to build back better from the COVID-19 crisis.

Key Points: 
  • The policy brief was prepared by the Global Center on Adaptation and African Adaptation Initiative and outlines a plan of action for African countries to ensure stimulus spending is used to build back better from the COVID-19 crisis.
  • The policy brief recommends adaptation actions for three key systems affected by both the pandemic and climate change in Africa: systems that produce our food; protect and manage our water and plan and build our infrastructure.
  • Ban Ki-moon, 8th United Nations Secretary General and Co-Chair of the Global Center on Adaptation said:
    "If the virus is a shared global challenge, so too should be the need to build resilience against future shocks.
  • This can be achieved through intensifying climate adaptation efforts through the Global Center on Adaptation.