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Crises are a lot like the weather.
Sometimes storms are predicted and they intensify gradually under certain conditions. And sometimes they strike much more suddenly, almost out of nowhere, when a sunny, fair outlook turns foul and foreboding.
What’s certain is that storms occur; crises occur. Whether it’s sudden or gradual, preparation is the key to surviving storms, or crises, with as little impact as possible. How businesses, non-profits or government agencies prepare and perform in a crisis just might determine their success, their reputation — or even their survival.
Get Focused
How would your organization respond to a crisis? Fumbling or focused? Same Page LLC can help you get focused and stay focused. Same Page provides:
A place to start…
Before you can prepare for the worst, it’s helpful to know where you stand during “normal” times. How do outsiders and media view your organization? Why? What are the most likely problems? And what are the less likely issues that could have profound impacts on your organization or those around you? What impression would people have if they meet you for the first time during a crisis? Would they be pleasantly surprised? Angry or disappointed? Or frightened? Same Page can help you find out.
An assessment of who cares…
Who are your employees, customers or clients, neighbors, regulators, investors? What are their chief concerns, especially if things go wrong? Would a crisis be merely embarrassing, or could your operations actually hurt someone, damage property or the environment, or cost a fortune? Same Page can help you identify the people and groups that have a stake in your organization, and why they matter in your crisis planning.
Detailed planning and analysis…
Many organizational leaders know they should have a crisis plan, whether it’s for succession planning, production continuity or crisis communications. Many of those same leaders also might admit they’re uncomfortable with their plans. Planning takes time, and it’s hard to know where to begin. Same Page can help to get the process started, from initial strategies to planning, training and evaluations. Leaders know that procrastination can be costly. So don’t wait to get started; be prepared.
Editorial assistance and executive communications…
The most effective organizations understand, share and work toward the same goals. Leaders set the tone. Through clear, direct, concise and timely communications, executives mobilize employees to work together toward those common goals, gauge their progress, learn from shortcomings, and celebrate accomplishments. Perhaps more important, executive communications can instill confidence in leaders and fellow employees which is essential to every organization’s success. Long before a crisis occurs, Same Page can provide editorial services for busy executives who want to establish and maintain communications across their organization, keeping their teams on the “same page.”
A way forward…
Ensure that your organization won’t be known for fumbling and floundering. Contact David Klucsik of Same Page LLC to help you prepare for the inevitable storm.
“Ensure that your organization won’t be known for fumbling and floundering.”
– David Klucsik
About Same Page Consulting
Ensure that your organization won’t be known for fumbling and floundering. Learn more about David Klucsik of Same Page LLC to help you prepare for the inevitable storm.