(‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍required format) 1. The Nature of Crises In this video, Sameh outlines the different types of crises that an organization can encounter, and highlights the interdependent nature of crises. Using the coronavirus pandemic as an example, he illustrates how your existing capacity before a crisis hits will have a significant effect on how the crisis plays out. https://imd.kuluvalley.com/view/dddtkEQAkkR 2. Building Social Capital Before a Crisis Social capital is an invaluable asset during a crisis. However, it is too late to start building social capital during a crisis. Here, Sameh explains what social capital is, how it is different from networking and how it can benefit you during a crisis. He also explores the barriers to building social capital and how to overcome these. https://imd.kuluvalley.com/view/nJWyPmyZ15f 3. Leading Team of Teams During a crisis, your organization needs to be structured in such a way that small, highly skilled teams can respond with agility and flexibility. In this video, we explore the concept of Team of Teams, using the Fukushima disaster response as an example. 4. Swiss Cheese Model & Barriers to Communication In this video, you are introduced to the Swiss Cheese model, which is a useful framework to think about crisis prevention and in the case of a crisis that has materialized, root cause analysis. Sameh illustrates the concepts using two real-life examples, the Avianca crash and the Cuba missile crisis. Poor communication can pose a threat to your organization and result in “holes” in the layers of your organization’s Swiss cheese. Here, Sameh addresses some of the barriers to good communication, including cultural aspects and a failure to adapt to your audience. Unit 1 – Readings Please ensure that you have read the following articles before starting the assignments: • HBR article: “How the Other Fukushima Plant Survived” article: “How the Other Fukushima Plant Survived” PDF • “Your Team Never Mattered So Much (Links to an external site.)” (Forbes article from 2015) • OPTIONAL – Further research conducted during the COVID pandemic, that you might find useful for this unit’s topics: • To weather a crisis, build a network of teams (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.) (external Link to McKinsey article from 2020) (The article outlines the steps leaders should take to create a cohesive and adaptable network of teams) • The Swiss Cheese Model of Pandemic Defense Download The Swiss Cheese Model of Pandemic Defense(New York Times Article from 2020) (The articles applies the Swiss Cheese Model to explain how to limit the spreading of the coronavirus) PDF Individual assignment: Team of Teams In this individual assignment, you will explore what makes an effective team of teams. In doing so, you will reflect on a real-life crisis. You will also think about your own organization and reflect to what extent your organization is already following the “team of teams” approach. BACKGROUND INFORMATION In addition to the readings for this week, we encourage you to watch the following: • Video (Links to an external site.) interview with General McChrystal, the author of the book “Teams of Teams” • • ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS After reading the articles and watching the videos, please answer the following questions: 1. To what extent do you think the approach taken by Naohiro Masuda in the Fukushima Daini crisis reflects a “team of teams” approach? In answering, you should consider the four features of a “team of teams”, as mentioned in the article “Your Team Never Mattered So Much (Links to an external site.)”. 2. What do you think some of the barriers are to the “team of teams” approach and why are more companies not adopting it? 3. On a scale of 0-10, rate the extent to which you believe your organization is currently following the “team of teams” approach? Explain your rating: where do you think your organisation is doing well and where could it be doing better? 4. Create an elevator pitch directed at your CEO on why you believe your company should fully embrace a “team of teams” approach and how you believe such an approach will make your organisation more resilient to a crisis. Please record your elevator pitch in video format and upload it onto the portal. The video must be no longer than 90 seconds in length. 5. Watch few videos uploaded in the discussion forum by your fellow-participants and write a (feedback) comment on at least two videos. The first three questions (Q1-3) need to be completed in written format by using this template WORDS Download template. Once you have done so, please upload the assignment template below. The last question (Q4) needs to be submitted in the form of a short video in the discussion forum. can i add more because the are asking me to have a video ( with my recommendation to our CEO ) can the writer give me a brief to what I’m going to say in addition to the information i will‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍ give him we don’t have teams of teams in our organization