Extreme Crisis Leadership: A Handbook for Leading Through the Unpredictable [Hardcover]

Chapter 1 Introduction, Chapter 2 Key Terms and Concepts, Chapter 3 Crisis Types, Chapter 4 Cross-Case Issues, Chapter 5 Black Elephant Crises, Chapter 6 Gray Rhino Crises, Chapter 7 Gray Swan Crises, Chapter 8 Black Swan Crises, Chapter 9 Conclusion

This concise handbook presents a framework to help leaders across sectors understand what their role should be in an extreme crisis, and supplements this understanding with practical advice.

Dr. Charles A. Casto is a safety and regulatory professional with over 45 years of experience, including executive, regulatory, technical, and operational roles. Dr. Casto is the recipient of both the US Presidential Distinguished Award (2012) and the US Meritorious Rank Award (2009) and he served at the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for 28 years. His international experience as an extreme crisis leader includes having led the integrated US Government and NRC effort in Japan during and after the Fukushima nuclear accident, representing the US Government to the Japanese Prime Ministers Cabinet.

This concise handbook presents a framework to help leaders across sectors understand what their role should be in an extreme crisis and supplements this understanding with practical advice.

Leadership is often presented as a kind of masterybut no single person can master an extreme crisis event such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Leaders need a workable resource based on research and experience that can be accessed quickly and referenced easily to effectively handle crises and mitigate repercussions: This handbook is that resource. It begins with diagnostic tools to identify crisis types and leadership roles, then presents an easy-to-use matrix framework that allows readers to focus on the specific example-based section that best fits their role and the kind of crisis they face.

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