Jun 11, 2020
Say the wrong word or forget to say anything during a time of a crisis can destroy your reputation and that of your organization. It can take many years to get that reputation back on track and that cost of not managing a crisis effectively can have a great impact on your customers, your organization’s finances and even your career. We speak with global crisis leadership expert and author of The Art of Crisis Leadership, Rob Weinhold. Rob will help us understand how we can recognize a crisis and understand the anatomy of a crisis. Once we understand the anatomy of a crisis we can then begin to lead our organizations – and ourselves – through difficult times. We’ll also learn about ‘muscle memory’ and how we can develop this to help our organizations and ourselves become stronger and more resilient when a crisis does occur. Crisis Leadership is an art after all.
Preparing for the Unexpected is about how people, organizations and communities plan, prepare, test, communicate and respond to sudden unplanned events such as natural and manmade disasters and crises. The show is for everyone who wants an understanding of how plans are created for individuals, organizations and communities and for anyone who wants to know what they can do in their own lives to help protect themselves from unexpected events. There is a myth that disasters happen to others but in reality, they happen to everyone. It's just a matter of when and how well-prepared you are. The greater the level of awareness, communication and knowledge, the quicker one bounces back from adversity. The overall aim of Preparing for the Unexpected is to reduce the suffering, effects and impacts caused as a result of disasters and unexpected life events by increasing knowledge and awareness of Operational Resilience, Business Contingency, Disaster Planning, Crisis Management, and related activities.