Resource Roundup: Crisis Communication

As a communicator, leading your team through a crisis is likely low on your list of “things I want to tackle today.” But the reality is few communicators go through their careers without navigating some kind of crisis — no matter how big or small.

Here are a few resources to brush up on before weathering a storm, for when that inevitable “all hands on deck” alert goes out.

Online Master Class 

• IABC Global Learning: Crisis Communications, led by Clare Gleghorn (26 April, 3 May, 10 May)

Catalyst Articles

• A Historic Lesson in Crisis Communications, by Jessica Nunez
• Communicating With Compassion in Times of Crisis, by Katharine Manning
• Communication That Works in a Crisis: Tips and Techniques, by Jane Jordan
• Lessons for Effective Employee Communications and Engagement During a Crisis, by Peyton Woodson Cooper, CMP, CPC
• PodCatalyst Episode 32: Stephanie Speck on Deep Curiosity and Facing the World’s Most Complex Issues

IABC Advance Webinars

• How to Spot the Most Common Crisis Management Traps and Successfully Navigate Through Them, by Jonathan Hemus
• Communicating With Compassion in Times of Crisis, by Katharine Manning
• From Covid to Climate: Communicating the Social Transformation We Need Now, by Susannah Raffe
• Time to End the Needless Damage Caused by a Mishandled Crisis, by Jonathan Hemus