This Crisis Media Training workshop focuses on the need for successful interaction with the media. After completing our training, your employees will have the skills necessary to confidently and correctly manage media contacts.

We pride ourselves on offering fully customized media training workshops depending on your industry.
   
 

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Crisis Training Courses

A Crisis can happen to any organization, at any time. We specialize in preparing people to manage a crisis while communicating effectively with 
the media. For more information please call or email us.

Employing Crisis Management to Avoid Vessel Hijacking
 

There has been a recent increase in piracy related activities on the open seas. If you own a business, and commonly transport products and materials using cargo ships, you could potentially be at risk. Whilst it might seem like it is a joke to say that piracy still exists, the recent activity in Somalia has opened the eyes of the world community.

If you don't take the threat of piracy seriously, you could potentially lose huge amounts products and/or materials. A recent news report has shown that there are more than 1000 confirmed pirates, just in the country of Somalia. This figure does not take into consideration the problem of piracy in the area of the Strait of Malacca though, so the problem of piracy is a much bigger issue than currently being discussed.

But, there is some very good news. By incorporating crisis management into your business structure, you can properly address the situations as they occur. Crisis management is the process that your company goes through in order to properly handle and manage any crisis situation. It is the overall purpose of crisis management to properly define what the crisis is, determine what can be done to rectify the current situation, and find just what methods need to be used to remedy the situation.

In all areas of business, it is truly important to have an overall crisis management plan about how to face possible situations that might occur. Having a crisis management plan in order to avoid your cargo being hijacked is no different. By having the proper crisis management plan in place you can potentially minimize your risk, as well as sure that your company continues to do business without any interruptions. One of the most important aspects of crisis management is the limitation of potential risks before they occur. It's extremely irresponsible for a company to dive into a venture without properly determining all the potential crises that the company could face. It's similar to investing in a company that you are unsure what the turnout profit is: it's financially irresponsible.

Respectable companies take the time and effort to understand just what the inherent risks are in any business venture. This is where crisis management comes into play. By ensuring that all of your cargo is properly insured against loss, you've just effectively minimized your potential risk. Another method to limit your potential risk of vessel hijackings would be to monitor the route that your vessel travels. By avoiding areas that are close to poverty-stricken piracy inclined countries, such as Somalia, you can remove a lot of the potential risk of having your vessel hijacked.

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