Crisis Ready® Resource Issue Management Response Flowchart The goal of a Crisis Ready® Culture is to train, equip and empower your cross-organizational teams to be able to: Detect a rising risk in real-time; Assess its material impact on the organization (i.e., is it an ‘issue’ or is it a ‘crisis’?); and Respond effectively in order […]
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How To Strengthen Your Crisis Leadership Skills By Leveraging Your Natural-Born Presence
If you don’t KNOW what happens when you walk into a room, then find out. If you don’t LIKE what happens when you walk into a room, then change something…even if it’s the room you choose. S.B. stilled the conference room before he entered. As soon as his staff heard his footsteps in the hallway, […]
Continue ReadingIs Risk-Based Planning Dead?
My good friend Andres Calderon recently posted a piece on LinkedIn questioning the use of risk-based thinking in crisis readiness and preparedness. Within his piece, Andres identifies several weaknesses in the approach, looking at what admittedly are some significant challenges to accurately assessing risk. These include: Understanding chance and probability is challenging. Working with such […]
Continue ReadingThe Role of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Times of Crisis
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) are—and declaratively need to be—more than just words or a PR campaign. They are an integral part of a resilient, inclusive Crisis Ready® Culture. When done purposefully, a culture built on DEI provides us with a framework for building more resilient, inclusive teams, leaders and organizations that encourage employees to […]
Continue ReadingSIX Reasons To Pivot Towards Building a Crisis Ready Culture in 2021
2020 has certainly seen its challenges and for the first time in the history of our careers, every person, professional and leader understands what is meant by the term “crisis” and the impacts it can present to people, organizations and the economy. As we close out this year and embark upon the journey that 2021 […]
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