Crisis Response Training & Simulations
Having a plan on the shelf is worthless if your team freezes when the pressure is on. When stakeholders are panicking and reporters are calling, untrained leaders make emotional decisions that turn manageable incidents into disasters.
You don't rise to the occasion in a crisis—you fall to your level of training. We put your leadership team through realistic, high-stakes scenarios so they build the muscle memory to respond with confidence when seconds count.
What's Included
- Custom Scenario Design - We build crisis simulations based on your top threats (cyber breach, workplace violence, product recall, PR scandal, natural disaster, etc.)
- Tabletop Exercise Facilitation - Half-day or full-day sessions with your crisis team working through escalating scenarios in real-time
- Media Pressure Testing - Mock reporter questions and press conference simulations to prepare your spokesperson
- Decision-Making Drills - Timed exercises that reveal how your team performs under stress and information overload
- Individual Performance Feedback - Confidential coaching for each participant on communication, decision-making, and leadership under pressure
- After-Action Report - Detailed analysis of what worked, what broke, and what needs fixing
- Updated Protocols - We revise your crisis plan based on lessons learned during the exercise
How It Works
- Pre-Exercise Planning - We customize scenarios to your organization's specific risks and operational reality
- Simulation Day - Your team faces realistic crisis conditions with escalating complications, information gaps, and time pressure
- Hot Wash Debrief - Immediate feedback session while the experience is fresh
- Formal Report - Within one week, you receive detailed findings and updated crisis protocols
What Makes This Different
Our simulations are uncomfortable by design. We don't do "check-the-box" training where everyone gets a participation trophy. You'll discover what breaks in your plan and your team—in a controlled environment where mistakes are learning opportunities, not lawsuits.
Every exercise is facilitated by crisis veterans who've managed real incidents, not academics who've only studied them.
Timeline & Investment
Duration: 3-4 weeks preparation | 4-8 hours simulation day | 1 week post-exercise analysis
Investment: Starting at $8,000 (half-day tabletop) | $15,000+ (full-day or multi-day exercises)
Payment terms: 50% at booking, 50% on simulation day
Add-On Options
- Executive Media Training - One-on-one coaching for your spokesperson with mock hostile interviews ($3,000)
- Annual Refresher Drills - Keep your team sharp with yearly simulations (discounted at $5,000/year)
- Social Media Crisis Simulation - Real-time digital response training as fake outrage spreads online ($4,000)
- Board-Level Crisis Briefing - Educate directors on their role during incidents ($2,500)