TY - BOOK ED - Harvard Business School. TI - Leading through a crisis T2 - Skills you need today SN - 9781422129654 (pbk.) AV - HD57.7 .L43758 2009 U1 - 658.4/092 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Boston, Mass. PB - Harvard Business Press KW - Leadership KW - Crisis management N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-253); The challenge of contemporary leadership -- What makes an effective leader? -- Learn how to acquire leadership skills -- How to craft a vision -- How to motivate the people you need -- How to care for yourself -- What is a crisis? -- Stage 1: Avoiding the crisis -- Stage 2: Preparing to manage the crisis -- Stage 3: Recognizing the crisis -- Stage 4: Containing the crisis -- Stage 5: Resolving the crisis -- Stage 6: Learning from the crisis -- What is decision making? -- Step 1: Setting the stage -- Step 2: Recognizing obstacles -- Step 3: Framing the issue at hand -- Step 4: Generating alternatives -- Step 5: Evaluating alternatives -- Step 6: Making the decision -- Step 7: Communicating the decision -- Step 8: Implementing the decision -- Assessing your decision-making process -- Tools and resources for leading people -- Tools and resources for managing crises -- Tools and resources for making decisions ER -