CRISIS MANAGEMENT: WHAT TO DO WHEN CRISIS HITS Crisis management is a critical organisational function. Failure can result in serious harm to stakeholders, losses for an organisation, or end its very existence. Volumes have been written about crisis management by both practitioners and researchers from many different disciplines making it a challenge to synthesize what we know about crisis management and public relations place in that knowledge base. At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to: Differentiate crises from problems Understand the importance of crisis management and effective crisis communications Develop a crisis management team Managing Directors, CEOs, Managers and Supervisors in Public Relations Administration, Finance, Human Resources, Sales and Marketing, and Management Offices. Crises vs. Problems Understand the Importance of Crisis Management and Effective Crisis Communication Develop a crisis Management plan Crisis Management Team Crisis Management and Communications