Don’t let a failure to practice hurt your operation in the new year You’ve got yourself a crisis management plan, and that’s great, but when crunch time hits that plan isn’t going to stand up and do the work for you. Just as you wouldn’t expect actors to put on …
Practice for Crisis Preparedness
Perfect crisis management takes practice, practice, practice Practice makes perfect. We’ve heard it from parents, teachers and coaches all of our lives, so why do so many organizations neglect the fact that they need to practice their crisis management plans in order to effectively put them into practice for the …
Crisis Simulations for the Win
As in other pursuits, you have to train to be good at crisis management Would you step on stage to perform a play without ever going through rehearsals? Do you think you’d be successful at the free-throw line if you skipped every practice? The answer, obviously, is no, yet organizations …
British Red Cross Disaster Response Challenge
A hands-on crisis management experience Have you ever wondered whether you could handle the intense crises encountered by real Red Cross disaster response teams? Maybe you’re trained in crisis management, but want to get some real, “down in the trenches” experience. The British Red Cross Disaster Response Challenge is a …
Practice Crisis Management Before #&%@ Happens
Be prepared before a crisis hits The worst time to test your crisis plan is in the midst of an actual crisis. Best practices call for anticipating every conceivable crisis that might threaten your organization, assembling your senior line managers and simulating how they respond in real time. We’ve worked …