Crisis Management

Viable organizations need to be ready for emergencies because they are a fact of doing business. The worst plan is not to have any kind of plan at all, and the best plans are tested and adjusted so that they work over time. Fortunately, you do not need separate plans for fire, weather disasters, and all the different kinds of crises that can occur. One solid plan will help you to prevent, respond, and recover from all crises. This three-days course will help you ensure your organization is ready to manage any kind of crisis.

• Assign people to an appropriate crisis team role
• Conduct a crisis audit
• Establish the means for business continuity
• Determine how to manage incidents
• Help your team recover from a crisis
• How to apply the process

We will spend the first part of the day getting to know others participants and discussing what will take place during the workshop. Students will also have an opportunity to identify their personal learning objectives.

To begin, participants will explore what crisis management means. They will also look at the components of a crisis management team.

Next, participants will learn what elements should be considered when developing a training program.

In this session, participants will learn about the different facets of a crisis audit. They will also learn about using a risk matrix.

Then, participants will learn another way to assess risks: risk level analysis. They will also have an opportunity to practice risk level analysis in a series of case studies.

Participants will begin this session by reviewing their pre-assignment. Then, we will share our suggested crisis response process.

Do you need consultants and outside experience on your crisis management team? This session will help participants decide.

In this session, participants will learn ways to respond to, document, and investigate crisis incidents

A problem solving process can help crisis management team members stay in control and get things done. This session shares a three-phase model that can be used as a starting point.

Your crisis management team will need a place to work during a crisis. This session will explore how to set up an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and how to establish a chain of command.

Next, participants will consider how to keep their business running during a crisis. The essential elements of a crisis plan will also be discussed.

Participants will spend most of the afternoon of Day Two working through three case studies to apply what they have learned.

The final session of this course will explore ways to help people recover from a crisis and move forward.

At the end of the course, students will have an opportunity to ask questions and fill out an action plan.