Every business plans for success; however, in today’s complex environment, success is impacted by many factors.  Having Risk Management and Business Continuity initiatives are important.  Integrating these initiatives into a comprehensive program can facilitate resilience in a non-predictive world. Most organizations plan for the potentially devastating effects of natural or man-made disasters.  Yet, few plan for business contingencies.  Incidents, whether naturally occurring or man-made don't make appointments; they can occur at any time and under the most unfavorable conditions.A one day intensive training workshop for those who need to understand the fundamentals of creating a resilient organization from emergency preparedness, business continuity crisis and risk management.

																		

			
																			
Throughout this course, participants will achieve the following results:

• Design, implement and manage vulnerability and consequence analysis;
• Design, develop and implement effective continuity plans; 
• Facilitate “crisis management” meetings, projects and crisis situations; 
• Foster collaboration among diverse professionals and separate groups;
• Design, develop and implement effective continuity plans for ensuring resilience; 
• Lead groups to peak performance during ‘crisis” situations;
• Respond to, and manage difficult situations; 
• Develop poise and confidence in managing team-building during “crisis” situations 
• Demonstrate the interpersonal skills critical to management and leadership. 

																		

																			Throughout this course, participants will:

• Learn analysis, planning and organizing techniques; 
• Practice for facilitating “crisis” meeting sessions;
• Effective methods for keeping up momentum and critical decision-making processes; 
• Techniques for problem diagnosis; 
• Techniques for “Active Analysis” to more readily understand wider aspects of a situation, gain clarity and provide effective communication for decision-making; 

Outline of the Day: 

• Understanding the overall resilience life-cycle 
• Discovering how to analyze the threats and risks an organization faces to create resilience 
• Identifying strategies, from emergency preparedness to resilience
• Roles and responsibilities, making resilience a way of doing business, not and adjunct to the business
• Establishing a framework for resilience: the planning life-cycle 
• Validating the resilience program, creating effective simulations 

																		

																			
On successful completion of the workshop, the participant will receive an attendance certificate from American Society of Safety Engineers. 
																		

																			
Creating a Resilient Organization has been developed for individuals who have responsibility for business continuity, crisis management, risk management, emergency preparedness. This focused workshop will be of long term benefit to individuals within emergency preparedness, business continuity, risk, operations and regulatory compliance, strategic management functions, financial and human resource professionals.

There are unlimited ways to alter the risk exposure that an organization has, but all involve decision making and an understanding of the consequences of the decision to act on a risk issue.  Key decision makers must maintain risk within acceptable limits and ensure the continuity of business operations.