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Leading through Crisis

Learn how to make decisions, communicate effectively and respond to rapidly changing situations under pressure.

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Programme impact

Understanding behaviour and how to take action under pressure

The conditions that characterise crises—uncertainty, time pressure, high stakes, strong emotions, and competing stakeholder interests—also arise in many situations that organisations may never describe as crises. Learn practical approaches for recognising and dealing with these situations.

  • Recognise situations characterised by uncertainty, time pressure, strong emotions, and competing stakeholder interests.

  • Respond effectively when circumstances are changing rapidly. Anticipate how people behave under pressure and how this impacts organisational response.

  • Recognise organisational and societal vulnerabilities, interdependencies, and fault lines.

  • Identify which decisions to make, which to delegate, and which to delay.

  • Explore how to learn from crises and use those lessons to improve future personal and organisational responses.

Right for you

This programme is designed for managers and leaders dealing with situations characterised by uncertainty, time pressure, high stakes and competing interests.

10+ years of management experience

(on average)

  • Leaders across operations, planning, risk, finance, marcomms HR, technology, cybersecurity, legal, compliance, and more

  • Leaders who play a role when organisations must respond to disruption, change, and rapidly evolving circumstances

  • Those seeking to minimise operational risk through implementation of robust planning and response strategies

Programme content

Responding Under Pressure

Deal with uncertainty, pressures, and competing interests. Anticipate behavioural responses, recognise vulnerabilities, and respond effectively.

  • Recognise early warning signs when circumstances are changing.

  • Make decisions when time is limited.

  • Allocate scarce resources and decide what to prioritise, delegate, delay, or stop.

  • Deal with moral dilemmas when values, priorities, and responsibilities conflict.

  • Communicate effectively with employees, customers, regulators, investors, the media, and the public when emotions are high.

  • Recognise when established ways of working are no longer effective and what needs to change.

  • Learn from past crises and apply those lessons to future situations.

Experts in the field

Gain insights and guidance from world-leading thinkers whose experiences have shaped the way organisations manage and respond to crises.

Certificate in Management

This programme can also be taken as part of the Certificate in Management. Enhance your leadership and business skills with a comprehensive learning journey tailored to you and create a personalised curriculum to shift your career to the next level.

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