will your internal comms withstand the next extreme weather event?
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$290 US billion is the estimated economic cost of Hurricane Harvey & Irma -The costliest disasters in US history
Employees – and their families - are directly affected
Loss of pay Low morale
Stressed & AnxiousUnable to Travel
Leadership communication becomes criticalInformative - Supportive – Resourceful
- Share emergency plan
- Spread word fast
- Cascade status updates – single source of truth
- Push messages out via all available channels
- Provide links to useful resources – internal and external
- Preconfigure messages to save valuable time during a crisis
- Quick response to: ‘Are you safe?’
Reassure and re-orientate staff, and facilitate Business Continuity
- Offer flexible working arrangements
- Communicate HR-related matters
- Promote good news stories and company heroes
Post mortem learnings
- What worked well, what needs improving
- Ask for staff feedback
Long term planning vital for business survival as the reality of Climate Change strikes
Circulate Inclement Weather Policy to All
Staff
Rehearse Emergency Comms Plan
Focus on employee welfare and wellness
Introduce broad range of comms channels for
staff training and ongoing reinforcement
Save valuable time and get ready now
- Anticipate scenarios and preconfigure messages in advance
- Prepare Q & As to address employees’ concerns
- Line up multiple comms channels co-ordinated via a single system to manage all messages, groups and devices
Sources
https://climate.nasa.gov/scientific-consensus/
https://www.gfdl.noaa.gov/historical-atlantic-hurricane-and-tropical-storm-records/
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/weather/10197566/Flooding-in-winter-to-get-worse-scientists-warn.html
http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/science_and_impacts/impacts/infographic-wildfires-climate-change.html#.Wffix9eWZPY
https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/accuweather-predicts-economic-cost-of-harvey-irma-to-be-290-billion/70002686
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/fire/201709
https://climate.nasa.gov/effects/
http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/science_and_impacts/impacts/global-warming-and-wildfire.html#.WegIt2iCyUk
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/41134580
https://www.nature.com/nclimate/journal/v7/n7/full/nclimate3322.html
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