crisis management

noun

1. the techniques used, as by an employer or government, to avert or deal with strikes, riots, violence, or other crisis situations.

Other Word Forms

• crisis manager noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of crisis management¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

In the business of crisis management Danny Rohl served his apprenticeship at Sheffield Wednesday.

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Jon Nash, a managing partner at Meadowlark Advisors—a U.S. corporate crisis management and restructuring firm—is a U.S. citizen who has lived in New Zealand for seven years with his wife and children, now aged 10 and 12.

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Still, it’s frustrating that the doc doesn’t prod Deen more, which would allow more opportunities to explain why she didn’t speak up for herself during the deposition and disagreements with her crisis management team.

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Deen hired a crisis management team to handle her apology tour, and the last stop was a segment on “Today,” where Deen never stood a chance.

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A Reddit thread called it “the most genius pivot in corporate crisis management,” while marketing X users praised the brand’s ability to turn scandal into spectacle.

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