Dr. Charles Casto sits down with Clark Waterfall to discuss the six stages of leadership through crisis. Inspired by current COVID-19 events, Dr. Casto explores crisis situations, corresponding leadership styles, and why there is no true roadmap for super-catastrophes. (Full Transcript Coming Soon)
How did I spend my Sunday morning? Differently than most routine Sundays. While each Sunday I try to spend in “reading & learning mode”—scanning business research, business school publications, and strategy consulting firm white papers for new ideas we can share through with our clients & executives—this Sunday was much more narrowly focused: I was looking for the best research & thinking about “leadership in times of crisis.” As we as a firm at BSG focus on finding new leaders for middle market growth equity businesses, I wanted to find the latest on how to best lead in a crisis. I had many motivations driving this search—sharing it with all leaders of all types from our client’s business leaders, to community leaders, to family leaders... how should we all best react and respond in the face of crisis? And what counter-intuitive behaviors and thinking processes are best suited for what types of such crises? The best and most comprehensive analysis I found for crisis leadership came from a 300+ page PhD Dissertation & capstone project written a few years back by a business school student at Kennesaw State University in Georgia. Read More
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