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November/December 2004
WALKING ON WATER OR SINKING WITHOUT A TRACE? SIX BEHAVIOURS THAT DESCRIBE STRONG CRISIS LEADERS.
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Gerard Seijts
Many agree that the true test of leadership is being able to take people in a direction where they would not go on their own. Passing that test, and enabling the organization to live another day, is never more critical than in a time of crisis. This Ivey professor has found that great leaders exhibit six types of behaviour in a crisis, and in this article, he describes each behaviour and recommends what leaders need to do to manage the crisis successfully.
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About the Author
Gerard Seijts
Gerard Seijts is Associate Professor, Faculty Director, City of London Management Foundations Program, Ivey Alumni Association/Toronto Faculty Fellow in Business Leadership, and Faculty Scholar, Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario.
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