Why Should You Attend: Floods, hurricanes, power outages, layoffs, violence, litigation, earthquakes, fires, hacking, sick building syndrome, strikes, terrorism… crises come in all shapes and sizes. Currently, the focus of emergency management, business continuity and disaster response is organized around operations, infrastructure, IT and security issues. Unfortunately, in recent years, there have been a wide range of experiences that have demonstrated the need to mitigate and manage the impact of crises, not just on the workplace, but on the workforce as well. It is necessary to expand the concept of organizational preparedness to not only include but to prioritize the human factor.Attend this webinar to understand the background as well as practical strategies for responding to workplace crises. We will discuss the ubiquitous yet complex reactions of the workforce to a wide array of organizational disruptions. Understand how to evaluate, assess the human factor impact and then derive strategies to manage it.Areas Covered in the Seminar:An overview of the critical issues involved with maintaining workforce resiliency at times of crisis.Variety of “nuts and bolts” policies, procedures and protocols that are easily applied to a wide range of work organizationsThis program will provide ample time for the participants to share their own knowledge and experience through a tabletop simulation.Understanding the variety of crises that may befall a work organization and the impact on the workforce.An overview of the critical issues involved with maintaining workforce resiliency at times of crisis.Variety of “nuts and bolts” policies, procedures and protocols that are easily applied to a wide range of work organizations.How to set up a “SAFE-T” Team (Security, Administration, Facilities, Employees, Training) to mitigate the impact on the workforce.This program will provide time for the participants to share their own knowledge and experience.