What lessons from historical crisis management scenarios and case studies are most important to consider in crisis action planning? How do Crisis Management, Risk Management, and Continuity of Operations Planning differ? Why are the differences important?

– What lessons from historical crisis management scenarios and case studies are most important to consider in crisis action planning?

– How do Crisis Management, Risk Management, and Continuity of Operations Planning differ? Why are the differences important?

– What are the four distinct styles of thinking? Why is recognition of these distinctive styles important to crisis action planning? (This question leads directly into the discussion in forum five – six)

– How well do our present organizational structures deal with crisis situations? What modifications to traditional organizational concepts could improve this?

– Can a crisis be dealt with as an objective, dispassionate occurrence separate from other life events? Why or why not?

– Is it better to be proactive or reactive? Which are you? Which is your organization? What are you going to do about it, if anything?