Managing crisis
A risk is a potential problem. When it happens, the risk becomes a problem. When the problem gets tough, it turns into a crisis. Crisis is a difficult situation. What makes it difficult? It is when life is at stake. Do you think the hostage drama at Quirino grandstand a crisis? If you do, you’re right. Lives were taken and that would make it really tough.
Crisis management is as important as risk management. But a crisis has different level of urgency. We need to act quickly in a crisis or we might be run over by it. Crisis management sprung from the uncertainties in the world — from natural calamity to terrorism. More than ever, we need to manage crisis.
Prevention. As the saying goes: “an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure.” To avoid a crisis, let us avoid its causes. In order to prevent car accident, you simply don’t drive a car. If you want to avoid being hijacked in a bus, avoid riding on a bus. Simple. But of course in life, you can’t avoid all things. Don’t tell me, only to avoid accident you go to work or school on foot.
Drills. Practice makes perfect. Do not practice, however, during crisis. As I have said, a crisis is urgent. It demands quick response. We need to anticipate it. Do some fire, earthquake, terrorism, hijack drills. Drill, drill, drill…
Crisis Management Team. The team members must know they belong to the team. They know their roles. Team leaders should know where and how to contact his members. One important criterion of a crisis management team members is: speed.
“Every crisis is an opportunity, an opportunity to manifest how strong we are. A ship cannot be tested on calm waters. It is when the water is stormy that a ship becomes mighty.”
tourism will decrease , AGAIN!!!
I hope that this crisis will soon be fix, this is only a trials for us Filipino and it happens for a reason. Everything will gonna be fine soon….. you’ll see (n_n) for he says “I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you,” Hebrews 13:5-6.
God is with us……
We can get through this for sure. In this world, however, things tend to get worse. Only God can bring lasting solutions to our problems.