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STEPS TO CRISIS

        MANAGEMENT                                                           DESIGN A PLAN
                                                           1             The management analyzes
                                                                            the different kinds of
                                                                          adverse situations which
                                                                          may arise. Thus, various
                                                                          strategies are framed to

                         SELECT A                                         tackle with each form of
                      SPOKESPERSON                                                    crisis.

                 Assigning and training a                 2
                    spokesperson who
                      represents the
               organization in front of the
                outer world at the time of
                         such crisis.                                              MAINTAIN

                                                          3                 TRANSPARENCY AND
                                                                                   HOSNESTY

                                                                           Endeavor a strong brand
                                                                         image and trust of the public
                                                                         by providing the correct and
                                                                            accurate information to
                   FREQUENTLY UPDATE                                                everyone.

                         EMPLOYEES
                  Employees are the public                4
                   representatives for the
                company and they should be
                  well-informed of the facts
                  and also avoid gossips or
                rumors to spread within and                              INFORM STAKEHOLDERS,
                    outiside organization.                                     SUPPLIERS AND
                                                          5                       CUSTOMERS


                                                                          It is essential to brief all the
                                                                          parties associated with the
                                                                               company about the
                                                                            catastrophe to maintain
                   KEEP SUCCESSION                                           their trust and obtain

                       PLAN READY                                             support from them.

                 There should be a substitute             6
                 or backup to everything; the
                 plan, the spokesperson and
                other responsible personnel.
                It is a significant step to keep
                  the things on track even if
                   the plan breaks down or
                 someone leaves in between
                           the crisis.
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