An intensive professional development training course on
Leadership & Decision-Making in Crisis & Emergency Situations
Stay Prepared and Poised – Develop Decision-Making Skills for Leadership in High-Stakes Situations
Why Choose Leadership & Decision-Making in Crisis & Emergency Situations Training Course?
This Leadership in Crisis Training Course equips professionals with essential knowledge, skills, and attitudes to effectively lead teams and organizations before, during, and after a crisis or emergency. Every leader will eventually face the challenge of guiding their team or organization through a crisis or high-stakes situation, where the demands are far greater than in routine leadership scenarios.
Through real-world case studies, this course examines recent crises and emergencies that required leaders to make rapid, high-stakes decisions, often with incomplete information and substantial risk. This is an invaluable opportunity—are you prepared for the demands of leadership under extreme pressure?
This Leadership & Decision-Making in Crisis & Emergency Situations training course will feature:
- Practicing leadership in emergency and crisis situations.
- Assessing and prioritizing risks and threats before, during, and after a crisis.
- Making quick, efficient decisions and knowing when to involve others or delegate.
- Communicating effectively with legal authorities, government bodies, media, and other agencies.
- Conducting comprehensive emergency and crisis management operations.
What are the Goals?
By the end of this Decision-Making in Crisis Course, participants will be able to:
- Grasp individual and collective psychology and organizational dynamics in crises.
- Analyze and make rational decisions before, during, and after emergencies.
- Lead teams and organizations through crises and emergencies.
- Address and manage complex problems in emergency scenarios.
- Recognize and apply ethical considerations in crisis and emergency leadership.
Who is this Training Course for?
Executives, Managers, and Supervisors tasked with building and leading high-performance teams in situations with a high likelihood of crises or emergencies will find this Leadership in Emergency Situations course invaluable.
This Decision-Making in Emergency Training Course is suited for a wide range of professionals, especially:
- Line managers, team leaders, and supervisors across organizations.
- Emergency & Crisis Management professionals in both the public and private sectors.
- HSE, Fire & Security Professionals.
- Project and program management professionals.
- Professionals in healthcare, public safety, and government agencies.
How will this Training Course be Presented?
This Leadership in Crisis Training Course employs a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure deep understanding, retention, and application of the material. Methods include speaker presentations, facilitated discussions, group work, practical exercises, video analyses, self-assessments, and active delegate participation throughout.
The Course Content
- The nature of crises and emergencies
- Individual psychology under crisis and emergency conditions
- Collective psychology under crisis and emergency conditions
- Evolution and dynamics of crises and emergencies
- Crises and emergencies don’t just work 8 hour days
- Tasks of leaders before, during, and after a crisis or emergency
- Instinct, intuition, and reason
- Rational decision-making processes
- Individual and collective Decision-Making
- Psychology & human behaviour, solutions to improve your Decision Making
- Delegation through mission-based leadership
- Structured hierarchical planning and operations
- Roles and responsibilities of leaders in crises and emergencies
- Crisis/emergency management organization
- Creating effective and efficient teams through rapid teambuilding
- Creating effective and efficient interagency cooperation and collaboration
- Organizational & team dynamics: morale, cohesion, mood, unity of purpose
- Principles of operational command and leadership
- Seeking cause & effect to solve problems, not blame or responsibility
- Creating and running a crisis/emergency Command Centre
- Elements of risk management: prevention, response, containment & recovery
- Principles of business continuity and crisis operations
- Information gathering and situational awareness
- Operational rhythm, routines, and information management
- Caring for subordinates and their families
- The leader's self-care
- Responsibilities to authorities, the public and/or victims
- Managing and leveraging Social Media
- After-action review and lessons learned processes
- Preparing for the next crisis or emergency
Certificate and Accreditation
- AZTech Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course
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