Risk and Crisis Management

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Course Overview

This highly interactive, face-to-face 5-day workshop is designed to build directly on the LSE Risk and Crisis Management programme delivered via edX Executive Education. The edX course gives you the frameworks and interdisciplinary grounding; this workshop is the “apply it to your world” layer—turning weekly concepts into decisions, routines, and artefacts you can take back to your organisation.

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Key Takeaways

1
Convert the academic frameworks into a practical operating model linking prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery across functions and geographies.
2
Apply risk assessment approaches to your context, prioritising exposures within, between, and outside organisational boundaries and dependencies.
3
Design clear accountability and decision rights that reduce confusion and blame dynamics during incidents and improve transparency.
4
Rehearse crisis leadership under pressure through facilitated scenarios, strengthening escalation discipline, coordination, and stakeholder communications.
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Build a Risk & Crisis Readiness Pack that complements your edX learning and can be socialized with leadership immediately.

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This program is delivered by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in collaboration with GetSmarter, an edX partner. Get recognised for your knowledge when you earn an official certificate of competence from the London School of Economics and Political Science – a world-leading social science university– and use it to validate your holistic business skills and enhanced decision-making ability.

Learners will receive a LEORON certificate of attendance upon the completion of the Face 2 Face Onsite training provided and delivered by LEORON Institute.

The Face 2 Face Onsite Training offered by LEORON is separate and independent from the Online Self-paced Training offered by LSE via edX. LSE and edX are not affiliated or associated with the Face 2 Face Onsite Training provided by LEORON, and LEORON is not affiliated or associated with the Online Self-paced Training provided by LSE.

Course Outline

Risk & Crisis Operating Model
Risk vs crisis, in practice

Clarify boundaries, handoffs, and triggers so prevention and response don’t sit in silos.

 

Interplay and integration

Connect governance, assessment, and response cadence into one repeatable management rhythm.

Learning from failures: applying the LSE lens to real cases
Failure-mode mapping

 Diagnose breakdowns in escalation, decision-making, and coordination across complex stakeholder systems.

Scenario design for rehearsal

Build plausible narratives and define response objectives, roles, and measures of “effective”.

Accountability, transparency, and culture under pressure
Decision rights and ownership

Create reinforcement routines that normalise readiness behaviours across leadership and frontline teams.

Culture of preparednes

Define who decides what, when, and how—before an incident forces ambiguity. 

Risk assessment that leaders can act on
From heatmaps to decisions

Convert assessment outputs into mitigation choices, triggers, and resource allocation conversations.

Risks across boundaries

 Analyze risks within, between, and external to organizations to expose dependencies and weak links.

 

Controls, monitoring, and early warning indicators
Control design and stress-testing

 Define indicators, thresholds, and review cadence aligned to leadership decision cycles.

Early warning dashboards

 Evaluate control effectiveness, assumptions, and failure points without false precision.

Crisis execution lab: response tempo and communications
Escalation and coordination discipline

Establish crisis team structure, operating tempo, and cross-functional working methods.

 

Communications principles

Practice messaging that maintains credibility while facts evolve and uncertainty remains.

Your Risk & Crisis Readiness Pack and 90-day plan
Synthesize edX learning into a practical pack and roadmap ready for leadership sign-off

 Finalize risk map, escalation model, roles, and rehearsal routines tailored to your organization. Set owners, cadence, measures, and a rollout plan to embed preparedness in daily operations.

Who Should Attend?

For professionals who have completed (or are currently taking) the edX/LSE Risk and Crisis Management programme and want structured support to implement the learning in their organisation.

Risk Managers / Enterprise Risk Leads

Crisis Management / Business Continuity Leads

Compliance, Governance, and Controls professionals

Legal and Regulatory teams supporting incident response

Project/Programme Managers managing delivery risk

Operations leaders responsible for resilience and continuity

Security and Cyber leaders coordinating response

Public sector / NGO leaders in high-stake stakeholder environments

Communications leaders supporting crisis communications

Consultants/analysts in risk, resilience, governance

FAQ

How exactly does this workshop “build on” the edX/LSE programme?
How exactly does this workshop “build on” the edX/LSE programme?
Do I need to begin the edX course before attending?
Not required, but strongly recommended—this workshop assumes some familiarity with the edX/LSE concepts and focuses on application and practice
What is the duration and time commitment for the edX/LSE online course?
8 weeks with 6–8 hours per week (excluding orientation).
What language will the course be taught in and what level of English do I need to take part in an LEORON training program?
Most of our public courses are delivered in English language. You need to be proficient in English to be able to fully participate in the workshop and network with other delegates. For in-house courses we have the capability to train in Arabic, Dutch, German and Portuguese.
Are LEORON Public courses certified by an official body/organization?
LEORON Institute partners with 20+ international bodies and associations.We also award continuing professional development credits (CPE/PDUs) for:1. NASBA (National Association of State Boards of Accountancy) 2. Project Management Institute PDUs 3. CISI credits 4. GARP credits 5. HRCI recertification credits 6. SHRM recertification credits
What is the deadline for registering to a public course?
The deadline to register for a public course is 14 days before the course starts. Kindly note that occasionally we do accept late registrations as well, but this needs to be confirmed with the project manager of the training program or with our registration desk that can be reached at +1071 4 1075 5711 or [email protected].
What does the course fee cover?
The course fee covers a premium training experience in a 5-star hotel, learning materials, lunches & refreshments, and for some courses, the certification fee and membership with the accrediting bodies.
Does LEORON give discounts?
Yes, we can provide discounts for group bookings. If you would like to discuss a discount on a corporate level, we will be happy to talk to you.

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