2. When a crisis hits is not the best time to
figure out who is on your crisis management
team and what your plan should be. That
groundwork should be laid way in advance.
Being well prepared to respond to an
emergency can make the difference between
saving your company’s reputation and going
out of business.
At Devine + Powers, we have developed and executed crisis
management plans for some of the largest companies and
institutions in the US.
Plan Ahead
We offer a crisis management workshop that, as an
important first step, determines your organization’s areas
of greatest risk and vulnerability. Next, we work with you
to develop appropriate protocols and procedures for
responding to a potential crisis. Finally, we draft a complete
crisis management guide for your organization that is ready
to be put into action should a crisis emerge.
Practice Makes Perfect
Next, we’ll walk your senior executives through media-
relations techniques that have proven effective in handling
hostile calls from the media. And then we’ll put your
communications team through its paces with a series
of crisis drills. Our approach ensures if you can’t avoid a
storm, you can at least navigate a course through it with a
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