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NPLI Welcomes Cohort VIII

December 15, 2011

The latest cohort of NPLI executive education participants journeyed to Cambridge in early December for the first week of their program. Fifty-six particpants came from as far away as Alaska (and as close...

Situational Awareness: Lessons from Deepwater Horizon

January 05, 2012

NPLI faculty Barry Dorn, Leonard Marcus, and Eric McNulty have all spent significant time studying the leadership challenges in the response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. This article in the current...

NPLI Launches YouTube Playlist

November 30, 2011

If you'd like to learn more about the NPLI, watch these videos that feature NPLI founding co-director Leonard Marcus and associate director Barry Dorn as well as a number of alumni of the program. They...

Ashkenazi Speaks at HSPH Forum

August 31, 2011

The Harvard School of Public Health Forum recently presented a panel discussion on lessons learned in the decade since 9/11. One of the speakers was Dr. Isaac Ashkenazi, Director of the Urban Terrorism...

Leadership Lessons from the Decade after 9/11

August 09, 2011

Drs. Leonard Marcus and Isaac Ashkenazi shared leadership lessons learned in the decade since 9/11 in a discussion at the Center for National Policy in Washington, DC. Moderating was CNP's president,...

Leading in a Post-Bin Laden World

May 18, 2011

"...the first, overarching lesson from our research is that bad leadership – much like smoking – is a public health risk factor. Whether in the aftermath of a terror attack or a natural disaster,...

FEMA's Serino on Tornado Response

May 24, 2011

NPLI Alum and FEMA Deputy Administrator Richard Serino speaks about the challenges of response in Joplin, MO on ABC's Nightline. "It must be a team effort," Serino said.

Adm. Thad Allen on Crisis Meta-Leadership

August 09, 2011

Admiral Thad Allen, National Incident Commander during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill and commander of response to Hurricane Katrina, spoke to the Washington Post about crisis leadership and the...

NPLI Alums Brief Obama on Deepwater Horizon Spill

August 09, 2011

Rich Serino, Deputy Administrator at FEMA, and Rear Admiral Peter Neffenger, deputy National Incident Commander, are among those who briefed President Obama on the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf...