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Everyday Crisis Management |
In the wake of the 9/11 disaster, crisis preparedness
has become a top-of-mind concern for companies – and
more specifically, the human side of recovery.
But many oil and gas companies still may be missing
the point. The global media draw attention to the
terrorist alerts and the security measures that have
been taken post-9/11, but few crises a manager will face
are on this scale. Most oil companies have emergency
plans that they test yearly. And while terrorism is a
real threat, a company's crisis preparedness plan most
likely addresses the situations that pose the most
rational threats, and taking care of the human side is
more than just having an employee assistance program and
sending people to the hospital. Companies need to focus
on crisis preparedness as a whole guarding their most
important asset-their people.
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