ASIS International is an association dedicated, among other things, to developing educational programs and materials for the security industry. As part of this mission, ASIS offers one to three webinars a month at a cost of $49 - $100 per webinar. The webinars are good for CPE credits and many of the subjects pertain to emergency management.

If you're a member of the association, there's a $99 subscription fee that gets you access to all the webinars.

Here are the topics scheduled for this year:

In my first job following a stint in the army and graduate school, I found myself working in an office where it wasn't practical to go out for lunch. Unlike my coworkers, who wolfed down their lunch while continuing to work and take calls, I formed the habit of clearing my desk and spending my allotted half hour reading and eating the lunch my new bride had prepared for me.

I took a lot of flak from my coworkers about this, both for taking the time out from work and for my choice of reading material (usually the Wall Street Journal). I just didn't fit in with the corporate culture. But after those lunch breaks, I was refreshed and more efficient and I didn't develop the harried look that my coworkers had.

Later in my career there were many times when I had to grab lunch on the fly or even miss it all together. But these were exceptions and not the norm. Whenever possible, I would take my lunch period to recharge my batteries. This was particularly effective when I could share my lunch period chatting with a colleague or friend or taking a brief walk.

So make sure you carve a little private time out of each day to rest and recharge. It really does allow you to deal with work in a more relaxed and efficient way.