The subject area of the article is the strategy and tactics of personnel management of a crisis organization, the priority goal of which is the preservation of the personnel elite as the most valuable component of the human capital of any modern employer. Highlighted the need for proactive development of appropriate targeted corporate programs based on the methodology of the design approach to the solution of strategically important tasks.
The General structure of such program is defined, possible strategic approaches to optimization of the number of personnel of the crisis organization, rotation of the managing personnel, introduction of innovative technologies of motivation, social and psychological support are formulated and substantiated. The technological sequence of the process of development and implementation of the corporate target program, including the use of network models, is specified.