Crisis Planning: It’s Not a Crisis if You Have a Plan - AENC 2015 Annual Meeting - Lisa Ward, CAE

Association Executives of North Carolina
Association Executives of North CarolinaExecutive Director em Association Executives of North Carolina
Crisis Response Planning
Lisa Ward, CAE, Director of Public Affairs
North Carolina Dental Society
AENC Annual Meeting
July 13, 2015
 There are two kinds of organizations
 One that has experienced a crisis
 One that will
 The lesson?
The Hard Truth
Always Be Prepared
 Intense pressure
 High stress
 Heightened external scrutiny
 Dramatically compressed timeframes
 Confused or incomplete information
When a Crisis Strikes
In a Word
A crisis is no time to be developing 
your crisis response plan
 Objectives
 Vulnerability assessment
 The team
 Media training
 Issue assessment
 Organizational materials
 Rehearsal
Essential Elements of a Crisis 
Response Plan
Objectives
 Provide information
 Be accessible to your stakeholders
 Monitor and correct misinformation
 Mitigate damage
 Maintain stakeholder support
 Preserve your reputation
 Resume normal operations
What Do You Want to Accomplish?
Vulnerability 
Assessment
Hint: Think Outside the Box
 Natural disaster
 Equipment problems
 Vandalism
 Power outage
 Hacked database
Organization/Physical Property
 Corruption 
 Product recall
 Unfavorable research finding
 Criminal activity
Profession/Industry Issue
 Member speaks out against organization
 Member is accused of a crime
 Rumor about organizational transgression
Organizational Issue
 Death of executive
 Workplace violence
 Embezzlement
 Serious accident
 Labor dispute
 Employee misconduct/crime
Management/Employee Issue
The Team
 Team may change depending on issue
 Key spokesperson – is it always the president/CEO?
 Subject matter expert
 What about the rest of the staff?
 Who talks to the media?
 Who is point person for communication materials and 
updates?
Who Does What?
Media Training
 Your organization’s reputation is at stake
 Spokesperson must know the rules of the working 
with the media
 Bridging
 Attack questions
 There’s no such thing as “winging it” no matter who 
you are
 In‐house or outside counsel – pros and cons
Not Just a “Nice to Have”
Issue Assessment
 Issue is identified
 Crisis team triages issue
 Determine position
 Identify crisis lead
 Identify spokesperson
 Identify subject matter expert(s) 
 Identify communication vehicles 
 Draft communications
Issue Assessment Steps
Consideration Is Action Needed  Y/N
Does issue affect NCDS and its members?
Does issue affect dental profession?
Is issue better addressed by another organization?
Does NCDS have a position on the issue?
Are proactive communications needed to protect NCDS reputation?
Does NCDS need to enlist additional PR counsel?
Does issue have traction with media or stakeholders?
Does NCDS need to obtain legal counsel?
Issue Assessment
Tactic or Task Is Action 
Needed? Y/N
Person Responsible Completed 
Date/Time
Notes
Position Statement
Script for Central Office 
Staff
NCDS Spokesperson
NCDS Backgrounder
Issue Q&A
News Release
NCDS Staff Meeting
BOT Conference Call
NCDS Member Email
Media Interviews
Press Conference
NCDS Website Post
NCDS Facebook Post
NCDS Twitter Post
PPT Presentation
Notify ADA
Notify SBDE
Communications Tasks
Stakeholder Group Notify? Y/N Person Responsible
BOT Executive Committee
NCDS Central Office Staff
NCDS BOT
NCDS Membership
ADA
Emergency Personnel
Law Enforcement
News Media
UNC School of Dentistry
ECU School of Dental Medicine
State Board of Dental Examiners
Stakeholder Notification List
Name Work Phone/Ext Home Phone Cell Phone
Phone Tree
Organizational 
Materials
 Staff/Board roster with contact information
 Organization fact sheet
 Position statements
 Key bios
 Key vendor contact information
 Emergency numbers
Always Have on Hand
 Holding statements
 Talking points
 Staff/stakeholder updates
 Vehicles for correcting misinformation
As Crisis Unfolds
 Take a deep breath
 Plan a debrief
 Pros
 Cons
 What we learned
 What can we prevent from happening again?
 Then, begin the cycle again
Post Crisis
Rehearsals
In preparing for battle, I have always found 
that plans are useless, but planning is 
indispensable.
~ Dwight David Eisenhower
 All key staff should have a copy of the plan
 Team should review the plan twice a year – what’s 
changed? What’s new?
 Choose scenarios and conduct a run through
 What worked? What didn’t?
 Revise plan following run through to reflect reality
The Plan is a Living Document
Questions and 
Discussion
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