Schedule

• Feb 25-Mar 1, ‘13 @ Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD, Aberdeen Proving Grounds 2 Halls Cross Road, MD 21001   $2950
  
  Starts 9:00 AM on 1st day ends 12:00 PM on last day
  Lodging and Meals are NOT included in the tuition.
• Apr 22-26, ‘13 @ EMDC, Shepherdstown, WV   $3500
  
  Starts 9:00 AM on 1st day ends 12:30 PM on last day
• Aug 5-9, ‘13 @ WMDC, Aurora, CO   $3500
  
  Starts 9:00 AM on 1st day ends 12:30 PM on last day

Overview

A crisis is an unexpected event or system breakdown that compromises normal operations. Crises come in all shapes and sizes, from a lone saboteur to a natural disaster. No matter size or scale, each crisis presents a unique challenge requiring strong leadership, collaborative teamwork and ongoing communication with stakeholders and the media.

This workshop is designed to rapidly increase your ability to successfully lead in a crisis using interactive, riveting cases studies and real-world experiential activities. The faculty brings a keen understanding the unique challenges in government and the program is a highly interactive, hands-on workshop which includes practical skills based on best practices. We quickly build your leadership capacity to navigate complex situations before, during and after a crisis. Learn strategies for increasing buy-in within your organization for crisis preparation. Build skills for improved crisis communication within your teams and agency, with the public, and media. Practice negotiation skills for high-stakes crisis. Analyze key crisis leaders--learning from their success and failures. Learn key skills for resilience and supporting your team through a crisis.

How You Will Benefit

• Apply proven crisis leadership strategies used by the best.
• Apply best practices for crisis communication.
• Practice negotiation skills using crisis simulations.
• Apply decision-making skills for fast-paced crisis situations using interactive, computer-based simulations.
• Apply proven decision-making models.
• Use case studies to analyze and best practices of well-known crisis leaders--learn about successes and failures.
• Apply key skills for gaining team support.
• Learn about resiliency best practices.

Who Should Attend

Anyone involved in crisis pre-incident planning, response, recovery or mitigation.

Note

Unless hosted at either the EMDC or WMDC, lodging and meals are not included in the tuition.