The Instant Survivor
Right Ways to Respond When Things Go Wrong
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
A Simple, Proven Technique for Overcoming Any Crisis
When a person is distracted by professional and personal crises, he or she works less productively, delivers poor results, and suffers from poor health. Yet employees and their managers are not equipped to resolve these crises effectively, which drag down otherwise valuable people and hurt the organization.
As a partner in a leading Washington law firm who is a crisis management veteran, Jim Moorhead has spent decades helping Fortune 500 companies and individuals survive crises. Drawing from his years of experience, he has devised a simple, actionable process based on proven business practices that will enable managers to resolve personal crises at any level of any organization.
You will instantly grasp the power of this four-step survival process: stay frosty, secure support, stand tall, and save your future. In addition to detailing how to use crisis management plans and other business tools, the author presents readers with personal stories of individual survivors. In-depth profiles of Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts, former Boston Red Sox manager Terry “Tito” Francona, and other well-known personalities provide a fascinating exploration of what survival really means.
You will find satisfying solutions to professional and personal crises as you and your people become Instant Survivors.
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Companies are made up of people fallible, vulnerable, prone to all kinds of crises and drama, personal and professional. How can managers defuse the drama, avert disasters, and resolve problems? Crisis counselor Moorhead adapts the techniques of successful companies into a four-step system to deal with crises in his own life and in the lives of his clients, family, and friends. The plan calls upon workers and management to stay stoic and keep emotions in check, secure the support of family and friends, control the crisis, and act to prevent relapses. With stories of crisis management nightmares that could have been mitigated (Lehman Brothers, Enron), Moorhead walks readers through his program, encouraging them to listen for the alarm bells and conduct a "life audit" that will avert future crises. Despite some slightly stilted writing, Moorhead's sensible approach and encouraging tone can bring peace and stability to the workplace.
