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Class Schedule
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| Start Date | End Date | Location | Class Number | |
| 8/26/10 | 8/26/10 | Navasota ,TX USA | NE MGT340 41 | [register] [details] |
| 10/14/10 | 10/14/10 | Nesbit ,MS USA | NE MGT340 12 | [register] [details] |
| 2/16/11 | 2/16/11 | Highland Heights ,KY USA | NE MGT340 42 | [register] [details] |
| This schedule is subject to change without notice. If you have not received confirmation of the class prior to the class start, please contact the division to get the latest schedule. | ||||
Course Description
MGT340 - Crisis Leadership & Decision-Making for Elected Officials - 4.00 Hours
Prerequisites
n/aDescription
The Crisis Leadership & Decision-Making for Elected Officials seminar uses case studies of major incidents to examine the dynamics of crisis leadership and decision making from a leader’s prospective. The seminar begins with a discussion about the difficulty of making good decisions during a major incident responses and explores ways to overcome such challenges. The political aspects of major incidents are also identified in the session, including inter-organizational conflict, blame, and media relations.
Topics
- Ways that elected officials can be involved in the planning and oversight process
- Discussions of the methods to address the novelty of every major disaster
- The evolution of crisis leadership that frequently produces substantial friction between organizations or jurisdictions, even when emergency plans or statues provide for such transition
- Discussions of the dynamics of leadership transfer
- Discussions of methods for maintaining situational awareness critical to the favorable resolution of any crisis
Audience
Elected Officials
Other Information
Additional information can be obtained at the National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center (NERRTC) at the Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX), Texas A&M University System. Contact Mr. Rick Comley at (979) 458-8191 or richard.comley@teexmail.tamu.edu.
Price
Please click on "details" above for individual class pricing.