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Crisis Management Awareness for Senior Executives

Executive Briefing for Navigating High-Stakes Crisis Scenarios 

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Crisis Management Training for Executives

Course Overview 

A crisis can emerge suddenly and escalate quickly in the hyperconnected world we live in. This Crisis Management Awareness course empowers senior executives, managers and business leaders with insights needed to navigate these challenging situations effectively, protecting their organisation's reputation, stakeholders, and bottom line. 

For time-pressed executives, this focussed 3-hour session delivers maximum impact with minimum time investment.

You'll join an exclusive group of senior leaders who understand that in today's interconnected world, crisis preparation isn't just about risk management - it's about competitive advantage. 

Don't wait for a crisis to discover gaps in your response capability. Join the 84% of executives who reported feeling "significantly more confident" in their crisis leadership abilities after completing this programme. 

This course offers the rare opportunity to: 

  • Learn from real-world crisis veterans, not just theorists.
  • Gain practical tools that can be implemented immediately. 
  • Protect your organisation's reputation and shareholder value.  

Who is this Course For?

This course is tailored for C-suite executives, senior managers, and decision-makers who play crucial roles in organisational leadership and crisis response.

  • C- Suite Executives: Those responsible for setting the overall strategy and ensuring the organisation's survival and operational continuity during crises while maintaining stakeholder confidence.

  • Heads of Information Security: Those who manage cybersecurity crises, are responsible for safeguarding sensitive data, and lead the response to data breaches or cyber attacks.

  • Head of Human Resources (HR): Those who have to ensure employee safety and wellbeing, manage crisis communication within the workforce, and oversee talent management during challenging times.

  • Corporate Communications Manager: Those responsible for internal and external communications, preserving the organisation's reputation and providing timely, accurate updates during crises.

  • Legal Counsel: Whose job is to advise on legal risks and compliance issues, and support decision-making during crises to minimise liability.

  • Board Members/Directors: Those in-charge of providing oversight, strategic direction, and accountability during a crisis, ensuring decisions align with long-term organisational goals.

 

Benefits of the Crisis Management Awareness Training for Executives

Gain a comprehensive understanding of crisis management principles

Develop awareness of effective decision-making strategies under pressure

Learn the fundamentals of strategic communication during crises

Understand the critical role of leadership in crisis situations

Explore real-world case studies to extract valuable lessons

Access a high-impact training session condensed into just three hours

Learning Outcomes of the Crisis Management Training for Executives

Ransomware attack

Essential components of crisis preparedness

Box Shield

Techniques for rapid decision-making in high-pressure situations

Global Network

Strategies for effective stakeholder communication

Hands

Leadership principles for guiding organisations through crises
Monitor

Lessons from real-world crisis management successes and failures
We've helped 750 businesses across all sectors.
CYBER ATTACK TABLETOP EXERCISES

Professionally-conducted, engaging, interactive Cyber Drills

Our Cyber Tabletop Exercises are designed & often conducted by the most experienced tabletop facilitator in the world.

Take a look at the video on the right to see what exactly our Cyber Crisis Tabletop Exercises can do for your business.

  • Help you achieve compliance and demonstrate commitment to your cybersecurity posture.
  • Build muscle memory for your key Incident Response Team members.
  • Allow decision-making practice in a dynamic and highly evolved simulated attack scenario. 
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CYBER ATTACK TABLETOP EXERCISES

Professionally-conducted, engaging, interactive Cyber Drills

Our Cyber Tabletop Exercises are designed & often conducted by the most experienced tabletop facilitator in the world.

Take a look at the video on the right to see what exactly our Cyber Crisis Tabletop Exercises can do for your business.

  • Help you achieve compliance and demonstrate commitment to your cybersecurity posture.
  • Build muscle memory for your key Incident Response Team members.
  • Allow decision-making practice in a dynamic and highly evolved simulated attack scenario. 
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Course Modules & Learning Objectives

  • Module 1: Crisis Preparedness
    - Understand the key components of crisis preparedness, including cyber risk evaluation 
    - Recognize the importance of forming effective crisis response teams
    - Identify essential elements of crisis communication protocols 
    - Gain awareness of crisis preparedness strategies
     
  • Module 2: Decision-Making Under Pressure
    - Recognize common cognitive biases that impact crisis decision-making
    - Understand techniques for rapid analysis during crises
    - Identify ethical considerations in crisis decision-maki ng
    - Gain awareness of decision-making challenges during cyber incidents
  • Module 3: Strategic Communication
    - Understand strategies for effective stakeholder management during crises 
    - Recognize techniques for handling media relations and press conferences
    - Identify principles of internal communication during crisis situations 
    - Gain awareness of communication strategies for cyber crisis scenarios
  • Module 4: Crisis Leadership and Recovery
    - Understand the key principles of crisis leadership
    - Recognize strategies for guiding an organisation through the recovery phase
    - Identify techniques for conducting effective post-crisis analysis 
    - Gain awareness of organisational resilience, including cyber resilience
  • Module 5: Case Studies Review

    - Understand real-world crisis management cases, including cyber crises 
    - Recognize effective strategies and potential pitfalls in crisis response
    - Identify how crisis management principles apply in various industry contexts 
    - Gain insights from both successful and unsuccessful crisis management efforts

TOOLS & METHODS

Crisis Leadership Competency Assessment Tools

  • Group discussions focused on crisis leadership competencies.
  • Scenario-based discussions with emphasis on crisis management awareness.
  • Self-reflection exercises based on the crisis leadership competency framework. 
  • Peer-to-peer knowledge sharing on crisis management experiences.
  • Case study analysis and lessons learned discussions.
Crisis Leadership
Crisis Management Simulation

Crisis Management Simulation Exercises

To enhance the practical understanding of crisis management principles, the course will include simulation exercises that allow participants to experience and respond to simulated crisis scenarios. These exercises will:

  • Provide hands-on experience in crisis decision-making.
  • Demonstrate the complexities of managing stakeholder communications during a crisis. 
  • Highlight the importance of rapid and effective response strategies.
  • Illustrate the impact of cyber threats in modern crisis scenarios.
  • Participants will engage in role-playing exercises, digital simulations, and group discussions to reinforce key concepts and promote active learning.

These simulation exercises will be tailored to the time constraints of the awareness session, focusing on quick-response scenarios that emphasize the critical aspects of crisis management.

Post-Course Follow-Up Programme

  • Crisis Readiness Assessment
    - Confidential organisational readiness score
    - Priority action items identified
    - Quick-win implementation guide
  • Quarterly Check-ins
    - Virtual 30-minute progress reviews
    - Implementation challenge resolution
    - Crisis plan refinement support
    - New threat landscape updates
  • Premium Support Options
    - Crisis Simulation Programme
    • Yearly tabletop exercises
    • Custom scenario development
    • Leadership team involvement
    • Performance feedback
Read what our clients have to say about our Training Programmes for Executives

We pride ourselves on providing an exceptional service to our clients, but you don’t just have to take our word for it. Read what our clients have to say about working with us.

"The overall objective was to demonstrate & raise awareness amongst the board members. It is a regulatory obligation to ensure that the board are aware of their duties when it comes to incident response & cyber management. It was very important to run this workshop in my opinion… because although we have incident response plans internally, it was imperative to test them & the board’s engagement with a well-defined scenario created by myself and Amar. 

 

The muscle memory for the board and raising awareness among them regarding roles and responsibilities were the key tangible benefits. We’ve also been able to test the board’s decision-making skills which was vital. Improved awareness amongst board members regarding Cyber Incident Response and other Cybersecurity issues was evident, especially after the second workshop in 2021. For many organisations, I would recommend that it should be on their agenda to run a workshop like this, especially from a board perspective."  

Mudassar Ulhaq

CIO - Waverton Investment Management

"The facilitator conducted the fact finding and then planned the ransomware scenario to make it relevant and contextual to our organisation. Further, the exercise was conducted in a way that made the scenario feel real for the participants. They were encouraged to think like and respond as they would in an actual crisis.
 
Amar is a great facilitator. He is highly experienced which makes his insights very useful to all participants. But more importantly, he really knows how to engage a room full of business executives who may not always be in the loop with all technical aspects of cyber and ransomware prevention and response.

The ransomware tabletop exercise conducted by Cyber Management Alliance gave us exactly the kind of output we were expecting and met all our objectives. 
The executive report shared with us at the end was insightful and highlighted our strengths and weaknesses clearly. We know what needs to be worked upon and where we need more clarity. Thanks CM-Alliance and Amar for this extremely helpful and critical exercise in our overall cyber resilience strategy."

Catherine Butterill

Head of IT Operations, Directorate of Digital Services - Northern Lincolnshire And Goole NHS Foundation Trust

"We selected Cyber Management Alliance to conduct a non-technical, scenario-based, cyber-attack table-top exercise for members of our senior management.  Amar Singh is an excellent facilitator and is highly experienced which makes his insights useful to all participants. He engaged our incident response handling team and presented highly technical concepts in a non-technical, easy to understand manner.

The session and scenarios were relevant to our business and the tabletop ransomware exercise was conducted in a deeply engaging and conducive manner and the session met our objectives.”

Jenny Kray

Chief Finance Officer - Ashling Partners

"We needed something that’s more like a true demonstration of the capability of the business to actually respond. I wanted to get a fresh approach and that's why we opted for CM-Alliance’s CCTE Assessment.

Amar and I spent a good amount of time talking through options and planning the right scenario(s) for the tabletop test; We tried our best to design the scenarios to be challenging enough and both engaging and exciting to be a part of. The CCTE & the corresponding audit conducted has given us insights to reinforce our cyber strategy by continuing to help build the picture of where we were, where we are now and our next focussed steps. We will be engaging CM-Alliance on an annual basis.”

Neil Mallon

Strategic Technology Leader - Aster Group, UK

"The sessions and scenarios were relevant to our business and the tabletop ransomware exercises were conducted in a deeply engaging manner. The ransomware communication response templates were comprehensive and completely relevant to our business context and the accompanying communication plan was fit-for-purpose. Amar Singh is an excellent facilitator and is highly experienced which makes his insights useful to all participants. Importantly, Amar knows how to engage a room full of business executives and is able to present highly technical concepts in a nontechnical, easy to understand manner.”

Kanoksak Keekarjai

Head of Global Security, Risk and IT Compliance - SIG Global

"Cyber Management Alliance Ltd assigned their top and experienced security consultants to deliver our requirements. The consultants worked closely with my team and conducted output focused workshops to then plan, produce and conduct deeply engaging tabletop exercises.


CM-Alliance’s methodology and approach helped extract the most relevant information and data to enable them to construct highly relevant attack scenarios. 

 

Both the technical and executive tabletop sessions conducted by Cyber Management Alliance Ltd met all our objectives. The attendees from both the sessions were impressed with the facilitation and the outcome-driven approach and left the participants more informed and aware of the response processes and procedures.”

Nadeem Bashir

IT Compliance Manager - Otsuka Pharmaceutical Europe Ltd

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