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What your organization can learn from the US Navy about crisis management

The USS Bataan (LHD-5) sails past the Statue of Liberty as it arrives with the Parade of Ships into New York Harbor during the start of the 36th annual Fleet Week on May 22, 2024 in New York City.
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Max Veve explains how an Incident Command System can help your organization’s incident/crisis management process.

President Kennedy famously explained that “when written in Chinese the word crisis is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.” Though many Chinese speakers do not quite endorse this translation, the underlying message is, nonetheless, correct. In business and in life, a crisis may indeed