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Issue? Crisis? What’s The Difference and Why Is It Important?

Melissa Agnes

But the reality is that issues and crises are very different in nature and need to be managed in different ways. The difference in nature can be illustrated by this analogy: Issue management is steering the ship out of troubled waters. Crisis management is trying to save the ship after it has struck and iceberg.

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Issue? Crisis? What’s The Difference and Why Is It Important?

Melissa Agnes

But the reality is that issues and crises are very different in nature and need to be managed in different ways. The difference in nature can be illustrated by this analogy: Issue management is steering the ship out of troubled waters. Crisis management is trying to save the ship after it has struck and iceberg.

Crisis 133