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Strategic Production Zones – Rapid Response to COVID19

The recent announcement that a committee jointly chaired by senior ministers in charge of security and economy clusters respectively demonstrates that the Malaysian government is serious about creating a balance between continued safety of the general population and the survival of the economy. In the global context, as many countries struggle to deal with the medical response to COVID19 this step represents a broader and indeed a rapid response to the COVID19 crisis. The clearly stated objective of this new committee is to balance the medical risks and rewards of increased production during the current situation. This rapid response is testimony to Malaysia’s currently rank of 12th in World Bank Doing Business 2020 report. From the perspective of crisis management all scenarios need to be taken into consideration. This includes the scenario that a prolonged crisis becomes the new reality that people and companies must be able to function [...]

Crisis Communications : Strategies & Response

There is no time for lunch during a crisis, so before one hits your organisation grab a quick bite and learn a few things about what you should be doing. What is the "Google Battle" and why do you need to know how it works if you ever end up in a crisis? Imagine waking up this morning, there is 10 missed calls on your phone and countless SMS’s and WhatsApps from your boss and members of the media asking about the crisis that just hit your organisation, What will you do? how well have your prepared and what tools do you have in place to help you manage the next 12 to 24 hours? Do you need help managing the next 7 to 14 days? In the Malaysian context crisis communication and indeed crisis management is still relatively misunderstood but time and time again we find ourselves in conversations [...]