This simulation will put you in the throes of real-life disaster situations – as they unfold. You will make critical decisions and deal with the consequences of those decisions! After you’ve finished, you’ll understand the importance of advance disaster and continuity planning.
Chances are that while you read this, an unexpected disaster is causing an organization stress and confusion and is affecting its long-term ability to provide products and services to its customers. Are the organization’s leaders prepared to handle it? Will they be able to recover? Disasters of every shape, size, look and feel happen all the time, affecting businesses, people's jobs, lives and families.
This session has been designed to put you in the throes of a real-life disaster situation, as it unfolds. You will make the critical decisions any organization will have to make - and deal with the consequences of those decisions! After you've finished, you'll understand the importance of planning in advance for a disaster or other business disruption.
You'll never want to be caught unprepared again!
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the principles of emergency management and how they apply to Business Continuity / Continuity of Operations Planning and effective Risk Management;
2. Improve your crisis communications and decision-making skills;
3. Share personal experiences regarding business challenges and disruptions they've experienced;and
4. Discuss lessons learned from both previously experienced disasters and future disasters that could affect their organization.