Course : Managing and supporting teams in crisis situations

Practical course - 2d - 14h00 - Ref. MSI
Price : 1590 CHF E.T.

Managing and supporting teams in crisis situations




The aim of this training course is to enable you to acquire the appropriate tools and behaviors to manage each phase of a crisis and uncertainty situation effectively and humanely. You will also learn how to prevent and anticipate crisis situations by assessing threats and risks.


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In person or remote class
Available in English on request

Ref. MSI
  2d - 14h00
1590 CHF E.T.




The aim of this training course is to enable you to acquire the appropriate tools and behaviors to manage each phase of a crisis and uncertainty situation effectively and humanely. You will also learn how to prevent and anticipate crisis situations by assessing threats and risks.


Teaching objectives
At the end of the training, the participant will be able to:
Understanding the different stages of crisis and uncertainty management
Taking a step back and supporting employees through change
Managing the end of the crisis
Implement actions to prevent crisis situations

Intended audience
Managers of teams who are experiencing or have experienced a crisis situation. Anyone wishing to acquire the right reflexes to prevent a potential crisis situation.

Prerequisites
Team and management experience required.

Practical details
Hands-on work
This highly interactive course is based on numerous practical exercises and role-plays, with individualized feedback and analysis.

Course schedule

1
Understanding different crisis situations

  • The different types of crisis and uncertainty situations: reorganization, relocation, site closure, etc.
  • The challenges and specifics of each situation.
Group discussion
Group work on different situations of crisis and uncertainty.

2
Anticipating and preventing crisis situations

  • The stages of a crisis.
  • Warning signs and triggers.
  • Amplifying phenomena.
  • Anticipating crisis situations: the crisis unit.
  • Identify vulnerabilities. Assess risks.
  • Threat mapping.
  • The way out of the crisis.
Role-playing
Detect the warning signs of a crisis, identify triggers and recognize amplifying phenomena.

3
Strengthening management in uncertain times

  • The four levels of uncertainty.
  • Preparing teams for uncertainty.
  • Planning under uncertainty: ways of dealing with it.
  • A systems approach to reasoning.
  • The leader's key skills in situations of uncertainty.
  • The five priority dimensions.
  • Tools for implementing the decision: the triptych of anticipation, trust and listening.
Hands-on work
Planning exercises under uncertainty.

4
Supporting your team's emotions

  • Psychological functions and dysfunctions.
  • Defense mechanisms in situations of crisis and uncertainty.
  • Manage the stress inherent in any crisis situation.
  • The usefulness of emotions: understand your own, manage those of others.
  • Manage conflicts and tensions inherent to the situation.
Hands-on work
Exercise in decoding psychological functions and dysfunctions. Discover best practices in change management. Manage your own stress and that of others.

5
The manager's response to crisis and uncertainty

  • Consequences for decision-making.
  • Assume a leadership posture and manage through meaning to (re)create a positive dynamic.
  • Managing your own fears and doubts.
  • Identify and support the resistance associated with this phase of change.
  • Share the vision and consequences of any new decision.
  • Communicate effectively with your team.
Role-playing
Intensive training in decision-making through case studies and role-playing.


Customer reviews
4,5 / 5
Customer reviews are based on end-of-course evaluations. The score is calculated from all evaluations within the past year. Only reviews with a textual comment are displayed.
CHRISTOPHE B.
16/03/26
5 / 5

Cas pratiques très intéressants
ESTHER D.
01/12/25
5 / 5

Very interesting training, a trainer who created an atmosphere of sharing and listening. You learn a lot from the course and also from the exchanges between participants. Thank you



Publication date : 08/21/2024


Dates and locations

Last places available
Guaranteed date, in person or remotely
Guaranteed session
From 25 to 26 June 2026
FR
Remote class
Registration
From 2 to 3 November 2026
FR
Remote class
Registration

REMOTE CLASS
2026 : 25 June, 2 Nov.