crisis management
Navigating organizational emergencies
Crisis management is the practice of handling emergencies, scandals, or sudden threats to an organization's operations or reputation.
It involves rapid response, damage control, and strategic communication: The company's crisis management team worked through the night after the data breach.
The term applies to everything from natural disasters to public relations catastrophes.
- emergency responseOrganized action during crises
- disaster reliefAssistance following catastrophic events
- worst case scenarioMost unfavorable possible outcome
- risk assessmentEvaluating likelihood of harm
- threat assessmentEvaluating potential for harm
business continuity · media spin · damage control · damage limitation · chain of command · conflict resolution · triage · all hands on deck · safety · situational awareness · coping strategy · under pressure · resilience · disaster recovery · fallout · decision-making · taskforce · containment
- disaster responsedisaster relief, search and rescue, first responders, emergency preparedness, emergency shelter
- humanitarian aidaid, aid organizations, aid workers, disaster relief, aid agencies
- leadershipleadership styles, leader, leadership skills, boss, leading
- public safetypolice, 911, ambulance, fire department, firefighters
- safetysafety helmet, hazard, airbag, alert, occupational safety
- business skillsfinancial literacy, leadership, deal-making, delegation, risk assessment
crisis managementlong-term planning
Organizing for future goals
strategic planning · business as usual · contingency planning · succession planning · five-year plan
crisis managementprevention
Stopping something before occurring
risk prevention · preventive maintenance · business as usual · optimization · continuous improvement
crisis managementstability
Resistance to displacement
normalcy · equilibrium · smooth sailing · status quo · calm
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