You're It: Crisis, Change, and How to Lead When It Matters Most

Four experts with the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard University provide the essential-and now newly updated-guide to becoming a more effective crisis leader while equipping yourself with the tools for everyday transformative leadership?Today, every leader must be ready to lead through a crisis.In You’re It, the faculty from the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard University draws on their expansive field research to prepare leaders to respond to crisis events of all kinds.It features real-life stories of leaders facing national and global emergencies, including terrorist attacks and the COVID-19 pandemic, and operational crises such as product recalls and media controversies.The case studies demonstrate how leaders rose to the challenge-and ready you to do the same when a “You’re It” moment emerges for you.This updated edition includes new material on the importance of character in effective crisis leadership.You’re It is your reference and co