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Crisis Management: The Ultimate Test of a Leader | In the CEO.

In the CEO Afterlife

Crisis Management: The Ultimate Test of a Leader. Ever since the Tylenol tampering recall of 30 years ago, the performances of companies in crisis have come under public scrutiny. You’d think a company drilling on the ocean’s floor would be adept in risk management planning. In the CEO Afterlife. Main menu Home.

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The Big Picture of Business – Achieving the Best by Preparing for the Worst: Lessons Learned from High-Profile Crises, part 4 of 4

Strategy Driven

Crisis management is so much more than handling of the media. We therefore mounted a full-scope crisis management initiative that focused heavily on after-the-crisis help for the victims and their families. There are three aspects to Crisis Management and Preparedness. Next comes Crisis Planning.

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The Big Picture of Business: Putting Budgeting Into Perspective, The Bigger Picture of Strategic Planning

Strategy Driven

How diverse is the planning committee? How do you handle crisis management and preparedness? Have you done scenario planning of measures beyond your immediate control, i.e. external factors which profoundly impact your livelihood? Product-service movement at business-to-business levels. Productivity gained.

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Setting Strategy in Egypt's (and Other) Shifting Sands: A Four-Part Approach

Harvard Business Review

There is a danger that even after dealing with the crisis, managers will continue to give short shrift to their nonmarket and other fundamental corporate choices. In terms of scenario planning , firms would think about alternative paths.