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Crisis Management Masterclass | Executive Training | Resilience Guard
Board level crisis preparedness

The Crisis Management Masterclass.

An intensive, practitioner led workshop that prepares your board and executives to lead through a serious crisis. Anchored on ISO 22361 and current on NIS2, DORA and the Swiss Information Security Act, in a single, focused day.

What it is

A day that turns crisis readiness into a tested capability

The Crisis Management Masterclass is Resilience Guard's one day executive workshop on leading through a serious crisis, anchored on ISO 22361, built and delivered by practitioners who have personally led crises inside major organisations.

The masterclass takes your leadership team from what a crisis really is and the duties that now sit with the board, through the discipline of the first hour and the decisions and personal liability of those who lead it, to the communications that decide the public outcome. It runs as a strategic spine for directors and senior leaders, with an operational annexe for the people who will sit in the crisis cell.

It closes with a live tabletop exercise that puts the whole day under pressure, so your team leaves having practised, not just listened.

Format
One intensive day
Audience
Boards and executives
Delivery
On site or virtual
Languages
English, German, Italian
DoctrineWhat a crisis isDutiesBoard obligationsFirst hourDisciplineDecisionsAnd liabilityCommsPublic outcomeLive tabletopUnder pressureONE INTENSIVE DAY, ANCHORED ON ISO 22361Strategic spine for directors, operational annexe for the crisis cell
The arc of the day: from doctrine and duties to decisions, communications and a live tabletop under pressure.
Who it is for

Built for the people who own the decision

Boards and executive committees. Directors and C level leaders who hold the authority, and increasingly the personal liability, when a serious crisis lands.
Crisis cell members. The operational annexe equips the people who will run the response: convening, logging, escalating and briefing upwards under pressure.
Regulated and critical entities. Organisations in scope of NIS2, DORA or the Swiss Information Security Act, for whom demonstrable crisis capability is now a compliance expectation.
Questions

Frequently asked questions

How long is the Crisis Management Masterclass?+

One intensive day. It is deliberately compact: a strategic spine for directors and senior leaders, an operational annexe for the crisis cell, and a live tabletop exercise to close.

What standards is it anchored to?+

The masterclass is anchored on ISO 22361, the international standard for crisis management, and kept current on NIS2, DORA and the Swiss Information Security Act.

Who delivers it?+

Senior practitioners who have personally led crises inside major organisations, not trainers working from a manual. Every session is grounded in real cases.

Can it be delivered at our premises or virtually?+

Yes. The masterclass runs on site or virtually, in English, German or Italian, and every session is tailored to your sector and your own plans.

Does it include an exercise?+

Yes. The day closes with a live tabletop exercise that puts the material under pressure. For a deeper simulation programme, see our Top-Team Exercises and Operation HELVETIA.

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Next step

Give your board its most useful day this year.

Talk to us about a private masterclass for your leadership team, on site or virtual, tailored to your sector.

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