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Crisis Holding Statements Library

Pre-written messaging for when there is no time to write.

Prepare holding statements for each crisis category before the crisis happens. Use [brackets] to mark fill-in fields. Create separate internal and external versions. Have legal review all external templates.

Crisis Category	Severity Level	Internal Statement Template	External Statement Template	Legal Review Status
Generic Holding Statement
Natural Disaster
Technology Outage
Unexpected Death or Injury of an Employee
Personnel Crisis (Accusation)
Personnel Crisis (Confirmed)
Merger or Acquisition
Layoffs or Reduction in Force
Product Delay, Damage, or Recall
Financial Crisis
Organizational Crisis
Regulatory or Compliance Issue
Lawsuit
Active Security Threat
Competitive Pressure Response

Crisis Holding Statements Library by Angie Bailey // angieqbailey.com