Organize a crisis drill

René de Jong
11/25/17

Organizing a crisis drill sounds simple: you choose a scenario, gather your crisis team, and get to work. But in practice, things often go wrong.

If you approach this without careful consideration, the crisis team will be practicing, but they won’t be learning much. Or worse yet: the exercise will lead to frustration rather than improvement.

If you really want your crisis drill to be worthwhile, you need to give careful thought to the preparation, execution, and evaluation. Only then will it yield insights that will help your team perform better next time.

I’ve written an article that walks you through seven concrete steps for effectively organizing a crisis drill. By following these steps, you can ensure that your drill is not only realistic and educational, but also truly contributes to your organization’s preparedness.

Curious about those seven steps? Read the article via this link.

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