13Leading through and beyond crises

Duncan Enright and Danielle Grant

DOI: 10.4324/9781003150626-16

There is no education like adversity.

Benjamin Disraeli

Overview

As we write, the world is still enduring the crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there are regular times when the world, or our country, or the organisation we work in, or the team we lead, experience difficult periods of turbulence, challenge and change. Our work with leaders has taught us lessons we share with you here about how to lead in a time of crisis, conscious of the impact on others as well as on ourselves.

First, we explore the requirement for leaders with the right temperament and mindset, and in particular the importance of combining rational, emotional and ...

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