MGT-340: Crisis Leadership

This course is being held in the morning as a part of the AAEM Annual Conference.

Registration: https://www.aaem.us/conferences-and-workshops

POC: TEEX esti@teex.tamu.edu or call (866) 878-8900

Course Description:

The Crisis Leadership seminar is an executive-level presentation for the nation’s senior officials at the city, county, region, territory, tribal, and state levels. Seminar participants will discuss strategic- and executive-level issues and challenges related to preparing for, responding to, and recovering from a catastrophic incident. The venue provides an excellent opportunity to share proven strategies and practices and apply lessons-learned from past natural, technological, and human-caused disasters.

The seminar is a facilitated, free-flowing discussion of the stresses of crisis leadership and decision-making gained from an examination of a selected case study of a catastrophic event. The seminar uses the case study to frame the discussion regarding ways to overcome leadership challenges before, during and after an incident. Current case studies to choose from include:

• Hurricane Harvey: Chaos on the Gulf Coast
• Mayhem at Mandalay Bay
• The Camp Fire: Crisis in California
• Fear and Realities: Managing Ebola in Dallas

The final outcome of the seminar is the development of individual and/or jurisdictional action plans to guide improvement of emergency preparedness, response and recovery actions.