Whether it's a natural or humanmade disaster, weathering the storm comes down to preparation ahead of time, leadership through the crisis and resilience after. On this episode of Minds Worth Meeting, we sit down with Juliette Kayyem, faculty chair of the Homeland Security and Global Crisis Resilience Projects at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, a former homeland security official in the Obama White House and CNN's senior national security on-air analyst.

In this episode:

• Juliette reveals the three key questions of disaster management - What? So what? Now what?
• She explains that when disasters strike, leaders have to "assume the boom" with strategies for "failing safer" to minimize negative outcomes.
• We discuss how the latest AI developments are making the cybersecurity conversation more urgent than ever.
• We touch on the unique challenges presented to women leaders and the upside of adaptability.

Where to find Juliette Kayyem

• Juliette's Stern Speakers & Advisors profile
• Juliette's personal website
• "The Devil Never Sleeps: Learning to Live in an Age of Disasters"
• "Security Mom: An Unclassified Guide to Protecting Our Homeland and Your Home"
• Juliette at The Harvard Kennedy School

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