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Navigating Turbulent Waters: Crisis Management & Business Continuity After a Major Flood
When floodwaters rise, so do the stakes for businesses. For corporate crisis managers, a major flood is more than a natural disaster—it’s a real-time stress test of operational resilience and…
Why Ownership Is So Important In Crisis Management
Article written by Dani Andrews There are different approaches an organization can follow for crisis management. As we mentioned in “Role of the Crisis Coordinator”, for example, the company can designate an individual to prepare a Crisis Management Team. However, success, in the end, relies on the capacity of the…
CC Series Short: Planning Aids for Decision Making
Having the right tools to use during an emergency can be crucial for success. Technology and/or documented plans are essential in being prepared, but it’s important not just have them at your fingertips-you must understand how they work too! In this short video clip from the Crisis Coordinator Webinar Series,…
CC Series Short: Problem Solving vs. Decision Making
During a crisis, leaders are often faced with several problems. In order to solve those problems, they need to make decisions. In order to make well informed decisions, leaders should analyze the intelligence that they receive to ensure its accurate and current. There might be several decisions that need to…
CC Series Short: The Initial Briefing
In those first few moments of a fast-paced incident, it is essential that the Crisis Management Team (CMT) comes together quickly in an organized and disciplined manner. It is in these early stages of the incident when discipline is incredibly important. If discipline is lacking in the early stages of…
CC Series Short: The Briefing Cycle – Setting the Operational Rhythm
As an incident unfolds and becomes a crisis, it will create a dynamic and complex situation that requires the team to utilize its well-defined and well-practiced crisis management processes and tools. These processes and tools will help create a disciplined briefing cycle from the very beginning. In this short video…
CC Series Short: The Briefing Cycle
When you have an incident that is building rapidly and don’t have a good handle on the situation, it is important to conduct disciplined briefing cycles. If your briefing cycles are disciplined, the management of the crisis will run smoother. The goal is to create order from what could be…