Managing a Crisis in 6 Steps - MultiCall

Ways To Break The Ice With Your Remote Team Probably the first ice breaker we ever remember doing would be in school. A teacher would have as stand, have us say our name, possibly play “Two Truths and a Lie”. Out of curiosity, did you even remember your name under that pressure? On a more serious note, though, icebreakers are capable of fostering team closeness, and enhancing employee engagement as well.   One of the major  WFH problems  faced is how remote workers would feel alienated or unsupported.  Considering this, a virtual team building activity can remind them not only are they not alone, but part of a team with other members in the same boat as well.   But what exactly is an icebreaker? It can be anything. A game. An activity. A question igniting  a  discussion.  It’s an icebreaker as long as it adheres to two goals at the core:   It should make participants feel comfortable talking to each other.   It must help participants get...

  No organization is impregnable to a crisis. This day and age of the pandemic has certainly proven that. But besides this, companies are also always vulnerable to other forms of emergencies, be it a product’s server outage, cyber hacking, and so on. Hoping the problem goes away is not much of a solution. Crisis management need not bemerely reactionary; it should be preventative and preparative in anticipation of potential emergencies as well. Effective crisis management allows the ability to greatly reduce the amount of damage the organization may suffer as a result of the crisis. Limiting potential damage in a crisis comes down to a few simple steps: Anticipate emergencies The first step is to prepare. As the old adage goes; ‘Fail to Prepare; Prepare to Fail’. It’s essential for  effective conferencing  to engage the participants, and to stay clear on the call’s agenda. Why should it be any the less necessary for crisis management? As Murphy’s Law put it, “What can go w...