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Why do some managers shine during a high-level crisis while others stumble? Those who have an action plan in place are the ones who can react quickly, manage rumors, and respond to victims and stakeholders sincerely and adequately while keeping their organization afloat. Leading crisis management expert Laurence Barton has spent more than two decades consulting with top companies on how to anticipate and respond to workplace threats and tragedies. In Crisis Leadersh… More >>
Crisis Leadership Now : A Real-World Guide to Preparing for Threats, Disaster, Sabotage, and Scandal
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5 responses to Crisis Leadership Now : A Real-World Guide to Preparing for Threats, Disaster, Sabotage, and Scandal
I have worked with Dr. Barton and this is an update on his work with real-wrold situations and clients. Useful information when developing a comprehensive Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery BC/DR program to include HR, Product Management, Executive Leadership, and not just the security and/or technology folks.
Useful stories about real events.
Rating: 4 / 5
Most businesses, schools, city halls, warehouses, etc. will never have someone walk in with an automatic rifle or a bomb and threaten to kill everyone inside, but over 8,000 TIMES A DAY an assault takes place in the workplace. What I think is even worse than physical confrontation is the employee who scares everyone else on a daily basis and management feels incapable of taking action “because he hasn’t REALLY done anything, YET.”
I have been involved in Dr. Barton’s seminars and I am very pleased with his new book. In addition to his seminars, Dr. Barton is a key advisor to companies big and small who helps them assess and appropriately act on threats to the company and its’ employees. He has real world, real time experience that is matched by few people in the world and his book shares his vast knowledge and expertise.
Sadly, when it comes to mental health the social landscape has changed. In the past people who were unhappy, unstable, or both would deal with his/her situation privately and sometimes tragically. Today, the unhappy and/or unstable person feels that others should know of his/her anguish and they seek attention and resolution simultaneously. If Arthur Miller were writing Death of a Salesman today it would be Death of a Salesman, His Boss, His Co-Workers, and Anyone Else Around.
A CEO who reads this book will have critical information and an understanding about managing a crisis that even his/her most experienced HR, Risk Management, Security, or IT department heads won’t.
But even managers and supervisors will find a gold mine of ideas and concepts that will help them see a larger picture of his/her employee’s environment that will allow them to act before issues become a crisis.
For employees, this book may be frustrating if you’re in a company that is blissfully ignorant of this information. It may just confirm your fears that your employer is not adequately prepared for business in the 21st century. Unfortunately, there are real consequences to this type of ignorance and it is measured in dollars and lives.
Dr. Barton has a unique approach in helping others understand today’s workplace and this book is the reality check that every organization needs to avoid the unthinkable.
Rating: 5 / 5
Larry Barton has written an authentic insight into crisis management.
He has that rare gift of offering important information in a way that is easy to assimilate. It takes a truly brilliant individual to offer important information in such a way that the reader will not be bored after a page or two of reading.
I shall look forward to more of his books in the future.
Rating: 5 / 5
During the past decade or so, this nation has endured some significant crises. Whether you’re talking about Hurricane Katrina; the 9-11 attacks; Hurricane Hugo or the Oklahoma City bombings each crisis has left its mark on our country. However, the responses to those events were different and some were handled better than others. Experts agree that two critical components are necessary for successful crisis management, and those are leadership and planning. Author and renowned crisis management consultant, Laurence Barton points out that leaders with an existing action plan are much more likely to get their organizations through a high-level crisis compared to those that don’t. In his book Crisis Leadership Now, Barton weaves together a safety net of procedure, HR practices and security to help mitigate crises from occurring while simultaneously helping devise workable plans that can withstand virtually any flavor of disaster. Soundview recommends this book because many organizations take disaster planning for granted. The reality of a major crisis impacting any given organization is not merely a question of “if it will happen” but rather “when it will happen.” This book can help your organization think through your options and responses before the unthinkable occurs.
Rating: 4 / 5
If I were to face a profound organizational crisis, Larry Barton is the person I would want by my side. His practical and effective insights into averting crises – and successfully confronting unavoidable crises – could be the difference between organizational survival or demise.
In this newest volume, Larry uses numerous, fascinating case studies based on real companies and real people to form a framework for building crisis management thinking into a strategic role in your organization. His 40-page crisis management plan is a valuable bonus, especially as it demonstrates that putting a crisis management program to work doesn’t have to be an overwhelming challenge.
I have only one minor criticism of this book: I found it so fascinating that I found myself reading it cover to cover, late into the night, almost forgetting that I was learning from the Master of Crisis Leadership along the way. I don’t care what your organization does, or what role you play in that organization – read this book!
Rating: 5 / 5
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