The Prepared Leader: Emerge from Any Crisis More Resilient Than Before
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- Author：Erika H. James
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Summary
The next crisis might be here now， or it might be around the corner。 In
The Prepared Leader: Emerge from Any Crisis More Resilient Than Before
， two history-making experts in crisis leadership--James， dean of The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania， and Wooten， president of Simmons University--forcefully argue that the time to prepare is always。
In no other time in recent history have leaders in every industry and on every continent grappled with so many changes that have independently and simultaneously undermined their ability to lead。 The Prepared Leader encapsulates more than two decades of the authors' research to convey how it has positioned them to navigate through the distinct challenges of today and tomorrow。 Their insights have implications for every leader in every industry and every worker at every level。
In their fast-reading and actionable book， James and Wooten provide tools and frameworks for addressing and learning from crises， and they provide insight into what you need to know to become a Prepared Leader， including:
The five phases of crisis management and the skills you need for each phase。 They examine how the National Basketball Association and its commissioner， Adam Silver， responded to the COVID-19 pandemic。
Making the right decisions under pressure and how to avoid common mistakes。 They reveal how Burger King CEO Jose Cil began planning for the aftermath of a crisis right in the middle of one。
Building a crisis leadership team and how to lead one that you've inherited。 They detail how Wonya Lucas， CEO and President of the Crown Media Family Networks， aligned and mobilized an executive team during a time of crisis。
James and Wooten argue that--in addition to people， profit， and the planet--prepared leadership should be the fourth "P" in a company's bottom line。 They bring decades of world-renowned research on crisis leadership， diversity and inclusion， management strategy， and positive leadership to the table to help leaders better prepare themselves to lead through crises--and for whatever lies around the corner。
In no other time in recent history have leaders in every industry and on every continent grappled with so many changes that have independently and simultaneously undermined their ability to lead。 The Prepared Leader encapsulates more than two decades of the authors' research to convey how it has positioned them to navigate through the distinct challenges of today and tomorrow。 Their insights have implications for every leader in every industry and every worker at every level。
In their fast-reading and actionable book， James and Wooten provide tools and frameworks for addressing and learning from crises， and they provide insight into what you need to know to become a Prepared Leader， including:
The five phases of crisis management and the skills you need for each phase。 They examine how the National Basketball Association and its commissioner， Adam Silver， responded to the COVID-19 pandemic。
Making the right decisions under pressure and how to avoid common mistakes。 They reveal how Burger King CEO Jose Cil began planning for the aftermath of a crisis right in the middle of one。
Building a crisis leadership team and how to lead one that you've inherited。 They detail how Wonya Lucas， CEO and President of the Crown Media Family Networks， aligned and mobilized an executive team during a time of crisis。
James and Wooten argue that--in addition to people， profit， and the planet--prepared leadership should be the fourth "P" in a company's bottom line。 They bring decades of world-renowned research on crisis leadership， diversity and inclusion， management strategy， and positive leadership to the table to help leaders better prepare themselves to lead through crises--and for whatever lies around the corner。
Reviews
Rebecca
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Out side my general wheel house of books I read but helpful in looking at crisis and navigating through them， I wish there was more examples of smaller companies。
Brendan Brooks
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Timely tool providing a frame for leading an organisation through crisis。
Jeff Dow
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Great overview of what it takes to build and manage a crisis team and how to execute decisions。
Hamish Grable
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@menreadtoo_au on Instagram #thepreparedleader by #erikahjames and #lynnperrywooten #whartonschoolpress …“We do not ordinarily plan for the atypical， the anomalous， the irregular， or the exceptional on a day-to-day basis，”…“We are hardwired to neglect the possibility of a crisis。” …“Prepared leadership is what will dernier your ability to lead through the next crisis…and navigate uncertainty” …“Being prepared depends on you…to put in place culture， systems and processes to manage the next crisis @menreadtoo_au on Instagram #thepreparedleader by #erikahjames and #lynnperrywooten #whartonschoolpress …“We do not ordinarily plan for the atypical， the anomalous， the irregular， or the exceptional on a day-to-day basis，”…“We are hardwired to neglect the possibility of a crisis。” …“Prepared leadership is what will dernier your ability to lead through the next crisis…and navigate uncertainty” …“Being prepared depends on you…to put in place culture， systems and processes to manage the next crisis inclusively， ethically and effectively - and to model that culture”…James and Wooten argue that it is through preparation through distinct leadership competencies that organisations and leaders can manage the complexities of a crisis …The idea of a crisis relates to significant threatening events that could lead to devastating outcomes unless swift action is taken。 The research also focus on how crisis provides “opportunity” for organisations to shift from sheer reaction to purposeful responsiveness through preparation …Within the text James and Wooten refer significantly to the learnings from the pandemic era on crisis management， including before， during and after the crisis。 Both James and Wooten， who have a strong relationship born from their connection through their PHD， both started in new organisations during the plight of the pandemic…Through their research， which begun well before the wake of the pandemic， the scholars developed a framework for leaders and organisations to plan for and respond to crisis。 The framework outlines: the 6 hallmarks of a crisis; the 5 phases of a crisis; 9 supporting competencies of effective crisis leadership; and 6 effective crisis leadership orientations…The creditability of James and Wooten as lifelong learners， certainly enhance the tangible nature of the research into crisis and crisis management。 The skills and actions represented， at its core， is about learning from the past and preparing for the next crisis…The links to NBA， Cross Fit， Health-Care Systems allows the reader to learn from diverse experiences。 No matter the breadth of the crisis， the leadership attributes， systems and values represented in this research makes it a must-read for all leaders and organisations …Have you #read this #book？ What did you think？ 。。。more
Jeri
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Quick read and good primer for leaders/teams。 Anyone in a leadership role during COVID can resonate with their key points。 Nothing really new， but a quick read with a couple sound takeaways。
Liz Alexander
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There were some helpful insights in this book， in particular around cognitive biases， crisis framing， and building a crisis team。 I found the more scientific and objective pieces to be the areas I preferred reading and found myself thinking most about。I was unimpressed with the examples that were used。 Almost all were centered around the COVID-19 pandemic， and while many were useful because they were fresh and easy to understand， it would have been helpful to have a wider range of examples from There were some helpful insights in this book， in particular around cognitive biases， crisis framing， and building a crisis team。 I found the more scientific and objective pieces to be the areas I preferred reading and found myself thinking most about。I was unimpressed with the examples that were used。 Almost all were centered around the COVID-19 pandemic， and while many were useful because they were fresh and easy to understand， it would have been helpful to have a wider range of examples from a variety of crises， knowing that we will face many varied crises beyond COVID。 In addition， some of the examples didn’t seem to illustrate the larger point。 I found the anecdotes about CrossFit and Glassman to be confusing and unhelpful， and generally unrelated to crisis response。I also struggled to remember many of the core ideas because they were written into prose instead of being bulleted or highlighted。 There were many repeated lists of concepts in sentences that I could never fully remember， where a bulleted list would have been much more helpful。 I also felt like some of the core concepts from earlier in the book （for example， the 9 skills of a prepared leader） could have been covered in much more depth。 There were really only 4 pages about those 9 skills， when entire chapters could have been written about them。 I would have rather read more about those versus the strange and unclear chapter about technology。There were enough important takeaways in this book to make it worth a read and 3 stars， but you could maybe skim it or read the cliff notes。 。。。more
Milos Mirosavljevic
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The book focuses on leadership in times of crisis， a very narrow yet essential angle。 It has some interesting insights， but I felt it dragged on longer than needed。 For example， there is a whole chapter on how technology can be both valuable and dangerous， depending on who uses it and how。 This is hardly an insight。Relatively quick read and moderate ROI。
Ameena Elahi
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