How to Plan for the Unexpected in Corporate Crisis Management
Organizations regularly encounter unforeseen challenges. When faced with the unknown, a traditional approach to crisis management and resilience can limit an organization’s ability to identify, assess, and respond to crises quickly.
Brendan Monahan is Head of U.S. Resilience and Crisis Management for a major global pharmaceutical company and author of Strategic Corporate Crisis Management: Building an Unconquerable Organization. According to Brendan, the key to corporate resilience is agility, which allows organizations to plan for the unexpected.
Listen in to hear Brendan explain:
- The three critical questions to ask in any crisis
- How to delegate incident response to workers
- Best practices to help organizations achieve resilience
- How to turn planning into preparedness
The Employee Safety Podcast is hosted by Peter Steinfeld, SVP of Safety Solutions at AlertMedia.
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