Developing PTSC-Online & Continuous Improvement

Emergency Managers / Emergency Service Careers - Mentoring Opportunity

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:58:54 +0000

As community manager for PTSC-Online I've had the opportunity to meet or web conference with groups of aspiring emergency managers and work with a few individuals. I have also had some discussions about organized mentor programs, most of which did not appear to be very effective. So what is the problem? We have a potentially rewarding activity…

- Author: William MacKay

Doing More With Less - A PTSC-Online Solution

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 21:37:00 +0000

Because my company has a partner agreement with IGLOO software, the company which hosts PTSC-Online, I am aware of the growing trend of working on line as a more effective way to manage internal teams or network with partners and customers. IGLOO Software, a Kitchener Ontario based company which specializes in on line communities, provides this…

- Author: William MacKay

Crowd Sourcing the Future of PTSC-Online # 2 - Our Residents

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:11:44 +0000

As you may be aware, PTSC-Online is owned by the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs (CAFC) but it was created to serve a much larger audience than members of the fire service.

To help prepare for some upcoming discussion with CAFC it would be very helpful to know the extent to which members of the Canadian Fire Service are involved with…

- Author: William MacKay

Crowd Sourcing the Future of PTSC-Online # 1

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:38:14 +0000

This first article will provide an overview of the subjects we believe are important to PTSC-Online and subsequent articles will go into more detail on each of the subjects. Any input you can provide will be greatly appreciated.

QUALITY RELEVANT CONTENT: It is important to our community to provide timely quality information to our viewers…

- Author: William MacKay

An Encouraging Start to 2013

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:36:16 +0000

For those who did not read it here is a link to my last article which highlights the important role the PTSC-Online Steering committee plays.

The purpose of this article is to share a few highlights from our steering committee web conference with you; (a) to let you know what is happening and (b) to hopefully encourage you to identify more…

- Author: William MacKay

Building Sustainability - Strengthening our Steering Committee

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:25:46 +0000

The About PTSC / Leadership section explains how PTSC-Online is managed and describes the role of our steering committee. Our sustainability, or our ability to continue to operate and provide these services to our viewers and members is our primary challenge from an operational perspective. Our Steering Committee is an asset which has helped us…

- Author: William MacKay

A New Year - A New Chance to Make the Most of Your Resources

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:17:16 +0000

One of the things I liked about industry or government / industry committees i served on is that I could likely find some of my peers that were facing the same issues or opportunities as I was. That opened up the opportunity to share ideas or work on projects collectively to our mutual benefit. As I look back I can recall several situations where…

- Author: William MacKay

Seasons Greetings

Sat, 22 Dec 2012 16:54:30 +0000

Thank you to the over 20,000 unique visitors who viewed PTSC-Online throughout 2012. Your taking time to visit our on line community was most certainly appreciated and we hope to see you continuing to visit throughout 2013. Please take time to leave your challenges, comments and suggestions on your next visit as sharing and interacting with each…

- Author: William MacKay

Always New and Interesting Opportunities for PTSC-Online

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:15:22 +0000

Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs: Our viewers should be thankful for the support CAFC provided which enabled the creation of PTSC-Online. Without the support of their well established respected association, Public Safety Canada funding would not have been available to help us develop, promote and operate PTSC-Online. We are thankful for members…

- Author: William MacKay

Collaboration and Building Bridges Between the Silos

Thu, 01 Nov 2012 17:10:57 +0000

The first event was the was the Round Table on Disaster Risk Reduction which was held on October 23rd. This was a combination on site event and a virtual talk show which was supplemented with social media to make the message available to a broader audience. Speakers presented different suggestions for disaster risk reduction but one common thread…

- Author: William MacKay