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MGT-340 Crisis Leadership & Decision Making for Elected Officials
The Crisis Leadership & Decision-Making for Elected Officials seminar uses case studies of major incidents to examine the dynamics of crisis leadership and decision making from a leader’s prospective. The seminar begins with a discussion about the difficulty of making good decisions during a major incident responses and explores ways to overcome such challenges. The political aspects of major incidents are also identified in the session, including inter-organizational conflict, blame, and media relations. CourseTopics: Ways that elected officials can be involved in the planning and oversight process; Discussions of the methods to address the novelty of every major disaster; The evolution of crisis leadership that frequently produces substantial friction between organizations or jurisdictions, even when emergency plans or statues provide for such transition; Discussions of the dynamics of leadership transfer; and Discussions of methods for maintaining situational awareness critical to the favorable resolution of any crisis. Audience: Elected Officials There are no prerequisites identified for this course. For information on scheduling this course, please contact the Division's DHS Training Coordinator at 850.413.9897.
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