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What does effective crisis management look like?

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Introduction What are your organization’s plans for recovering from a natural disaster? Are plans, people, and resources in place to protect your people and restore your business to normal?  Effective crisis management is the key. CEOs need to recognize the difference between what looks fine on paper and how crisis management planning fits into the big …

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How to Craft a Focused Crisis Management Plan

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In the past few months, we’ve talked about establishing a crisis management framework and conducting crisis management exercises. A framework documents your organization’s intent to prepare for a crisis and your unique requirements to meet events. Exercises build your crisis management capabilities into muscle memory. In this article, we’ll discuss how to craft a plan, …

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Conference And Public Event Crisis Management Plans: How To Ensure That Your Event Is Safe

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The typical workday does not pose much of a risk of a crisis to the typical worker in America. The workplace is a fairly safe and sanitary place where people congregate to get business done and to earn their paycheck. However, the risk profile might be heightened when a company is putting on a public …

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Supply Chain Resilience: You may not be as resilient as you think

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“Companies routinely exaggerate the attractiveness of foreign markets, and that can lead to expensive mistakes.” -Pankaj Ghemawat, Global Professor of Management and Strategy at New York University’s Stern School of Business. Ghemawat’s statement sounds like a round-up of recent supply chain resilience woes at the hands of the COVID pandemic crisis. Yet it comes from …

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5 Ways Coaching Can Help Your Business Continuity and Crisis Management Program

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Are you and your team working harder than ever but still not making forward progress on your business continuity objectives? You’ve read all the books and listened to all the podcasts but you’re still at a loss for where to even begin. Or perhaps fear and doubt are simply keeping you from taking action. Whether …

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4 Top Business Disruptions to Plan for in 2022

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The last half of 2021 has witnessed a resurgence in economic activities in the US due to several monetary and fiscal stimulus and increased consumer spending. However, the supply chain challenges, rising price pressure, and lingering virus concerns have increased inflation. Several pundits predict that 2022 may present several disruptions which may interfere with your …

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Business Continuity Awareness – Why It’s Important

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As a business owner, you need the assurance that your business will continue to operate smoothly despite the unexpected. This is where business continuity planning comes in. A well-developed business continuity plan can help you minimize the effects of a disruption to your business operations and improve your organization’s resilience. However, for your continuity plan …

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How to Create and Conduct a Rewarding Crisis Management Exercise

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You’ve settled on a crisis management framework to understand your goals in creating a crisis management plan. You’ve written your plan. I can’t stress enough how important it is for you to exercise that plan. Below I’ve included tips to help you think through a rich and rewarding exercise—even if your team is working remotely. …

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