Internal Communications in Times of Crisis: How to Secure Employee Trust, Support and Advocacy in Crisis Situations

Traditionally, crisis communication has focused on the needs of the media and other external audiences, yet it is your employees who often face the crisis most directly and who fuel your organization’s reputation, resilience and recovery.

Internal Communication in Times of Crisis will help you unlock the power of internal communication to guide your organization through crisis and back to business as usual with confidence and care.

Written by expert communications trainer and consultant Alison Arnot, this comprehensive guide covers all aspects of internal crisis communication. This book explains how to meet a full range of human and organizational internal crisis communication needs as you take a forward-looking approach to keeping employees safe, supported and enabled amid the shock and emotion a crisis brings. Learn how to motivate and empower them with the knowledge needed to deliver a crisis response and inspire them to connect, collaborate and advocate for the organization as you negotiate the path to recovery.

Using a mix of theory, practical examples and expert insights, this book helps you understand the different approaches required in different crisis situations. Covering strategic activity such as gathering insight, setting objectives, working with leadership, defining approach and evaluating success together with tactical activity such as crafting messages, selecting channels and addressing concerns, this is the ultimate guide for internal communicators looking to navigate crises with confidence.

Alison Arnot is an award-winning business owner, trainer, consultant and speaker with over 25 years’ front-line experience in PR, internal communication and crisis communication. For the past 12 years she has trained others in these disciplines for the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) and for clients through her business Catalyst Communications.