Crisis leadership now : a real-world guide to preparing for threats, disaster, sabotage, and scandal /
By: Barton, Laurence
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BookPublisher: New York : McGraw-Hill, c2008.Description: ix, 346 p. : ill ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780071498821 (trade); 0071498826 (trade)Subject(s): Leadership | Crisis management | Leadership | Crisis managementDDC classification: 658.4/092 | Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 658.4092 BA CR (Browse shelf) | Available | T0037895 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-329) and index.
Secure thy workplace! -- Managing threats and workplace violence -- Threat and violence response model -- Negligent hiring and the role of human resources -- Crisis prevention objectives diagram -- Managing health crises : pandemics and viruses -- Stormy weather : Katrina, earthquakes, floods, and tsunamis -- Industrial and environmental disasters -- Terrorism : when "their" problem becomes your nightmare -- Sabotage : the undisclosed crime -- Communicating when it's code red -- Crisis prevention and response : picking a consultant -- They did it right : the crisis-ready company -- Lessons from history -- Assessing your crisis risk : overview -- The two-phase crisis coach -- Crisis response and recovery : the 40-page plan -- Ten pillars of business continuity -- Closing thoughts.
Offers advice to corporate leaders on how to anticipate and respond to accidents and threats in the workplace, including a sample crisis management plan and detailed templates for addressing a wide spectrum of incidents.
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