A crisis means different things to people. It could range from a mother in law walking home unannounced to a teenager’s nail break (heartache) to a jail break by prisoners for cops. It could also mean sudden collapse of a government, a bloodless coup in a fascist regime or terrorist attack on public utilities or panic attack in the middle of a busy thoroughfare.
Each human being responds or retaliates to emergency according to the conditioned mind’s reflex action. This means, if the situation is not taught in the manual, one can crack under pressure of a full blown disaster! Well, buckling under is not the only sad story that unfolds, survival techniques makes one worry less, preparedness to a sudden response situation i.e quick mental thinking or alertness is the most handy tool. No matter what you have studied in theory is obsolete in face of real crisis. How you deal with it, respond to it, tackle it and eventually staying afloat after is pure crisis management.
Crisis could be natural (disasters, floods, earthquakes, epidemics,) or manmade (wars, terror attacks, accidents, retrenchments, recessions, bankruptcy, fraud, financial crisis, AIDS). Domestic crisis include (divorces leading to trauma, breakup, nervous breakdown, affairs, fire, loss of property). Being practical in the face of a disaster is paramount rather than memorizing manual facts. Sometimes no matter how much you are prepared you are still vulnerable to natural elements.
The best initiatives to resolve crisis is to act on a one to one basis. Confront it headlong. A major communication gap leads one to misunderstandings. The key responses and successes of any crisis management is to communicate effectively and follow up to make solution watertight. Resolve the situation and cover the bridges together. A team response brings better results in larger cases.
Dealing with a human interface in the wake of emergencies is advisable. Sharing information, knowledge, expertise and understanding complete the basic tips for tackling situations that spiral out of control. Most trouble shooters rely on their charisma to turn the tide and stem the problem. And there, the predicament vanishes as it comes!