Mostly Crisis Management Podcast crisismanagementmostly

Craig and Mats discuss a traffic incident on the E22 road in Sweden. The snow was extremely bad, and it was difficult to get ahead. Communication and cooperation between different actors were deficient.
This episode emphasises the importance of creating a situational picture and acting proactively instead of waiting for problems to escalate. It is stated that there are lessons to be learned from the incident and that better cooperation and communication are needed to handle similar situations in the future.
Craig and Mats also discuss the report on the snow chaos and the importance of spreading information quickly and effectively in a crisis and implementing improvements quickly instead of waiting for a perfect solution.
 
Keywords
traffic incident, cooperation, communication, decision-making, information compilation, snow chaos, Sweden, leadership, communication, cooperation, safety, implementation, improvements, information

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