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Preparing for Crisis
Opinion and guidance for business executives
Preparing for Crisis
This is a report and video series for company executives to raise awareness of the need for radical changes in the way companies think about and prepare for threats to their business. We’d like to thank all our clients who took part in the filming for their insights gained from years of experience.

There are two attachments:
  • a PowerPoint presentation for you to edit, show and share
  • a PDF report based on transcripts of the video interviews below.
THE NATURE OF RISK
Episode 1 of 5

Understand how threats are evolving to be more complex and hence simply extrapolating from the past to predict what might happen in the future doesn’t improve the business’ vulnerability. The speakers argue that businesses need to train staff to build capability to deal with uncertainty.
CRISIS LEADERSHIP
Episode 2 of 5

What attributes, behaviors and knowledge creates effective leadership in preparation for crisis.
CRISIS DECISION-MAKING
Episode 3 of 5

Go through the problems of decision-making under pressure and introduces the concept of “decision inertia” in which despite intense mental problem-solving, leaders fail to act.
CRISIS PLANNING
Episode 4 of 5

This episode of “Preparing for Crisis” discusses how the typical crisis plan isn’t very useful because it’s too prescriptive, too detailed and not flexible or adaptable enough.
REHEARSING FOR CRISIS
Episode 5 of 5

Our experts explain why rehearsing for a crisis is vital to maintaining the viability of an organization and how crisis training, when done correctly, becomes a valuable opportunity for team-building with benefits extending beyond the exercise