Crisis Ready
Building an Invincible Brand in an Uncertain World
BUILD AN INVINCIBLE BRAND IN THIS UNCERTAIN WORLD The potential risks in modern-day business are greater, more dynamic, and less predictable than ever before. And yet, the greatest exposure does not lie within these risks. Rather, it lies in having a team…
- Publication date
- March 18, 2018
- Publisher
- Amplify Publishing Group
- ISBN
- 9781684014132
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What readers can expect
BUILD AN INVINCIBLE BRAND IN THIS UNCERTAIN WORLD
The potential risks in modern-day business are greater, more dynamic, and less predictable than ever before. And yet, the greatest exposure does not lie within these risks. Rather, it lies in having a team that is not prepared to anticipate, foresee, or respond to a rising threat, and its impact on your reputation, revenue, and relationships in real time.
No matter your level of security, due diligence, or control, the reality is that we live in uncertain times. Organizations are prone to a multitude of risks that can attack from every angle. When your team is Crisis Ready, your organization is prepared for anything and everything that the modern world can throw at it.
In Crisis Ready, Melissa Agnes draws from her remarkable experience in helping global brands, government organizations, and world leaders prevent and overcome a range of real-world, high-impact crises. She uses this experience to provide your organization with a clear roadmap to implementing a crisis ready culture – and thus building an INVINCIBLE brand.
Crisis Ready is not about crisis management. Management is what happens after the negative event has occurred. Readiness is what is done to build an INVINCIBLE brand, where negative
situations don’t occur – and even if they do, they’re instantly overcome in a way that leads to increased organizational trust, credibility, and goodwill.
No matter the size, type, or industry of your business, Crisis Ready will provide your team with the insight into how to be perfectly prepared for anything life throws at you. Organizations that are Crisis Ready are more than just resilient. They’re invincible. Crisis Ready is your roadmap to business invincibility.
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Crisis Ready was one of the first crisis communication books I purchased and read, and it helped shape how I think about preparedness, trust and the role of communications in an organization.
Melissa Agnes makes a compelling argument that crisis readiness cannot be reduced to a binder on a shelf or a plan that is dusted off once something goes wrong. It is a culture. It requires leaders and employees to recognize risk, communicate early, make decisions with intention and understand that every action can either build or weaken trust.
For PIOs, communicators and leaders, this book remains a strong foundation. It is practical, approachable and still highly relevant for anyone seeking to move their organization from simply having a crisis plan to truly being crisis ready.



