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Anneke Zwart
Student (University), Netherlands
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Hirsch (2014) did research on crisis management and examined the most common errors top managers make in times of crisis. He found an interesting pattern of problematic behaviors among senior leaders in crises:
1. Passivity: In the early stages of crises, leaders are very inactive. They hope and believe that the crisis will pass without serious consequences for their organization. Leaders should have a more open and objective view and be aware of the possible negative consequences of the crisis. Besides, they should actively respond to those consequences rather than just hoping that the crisis will fade away.
2. Narrow Vision: This refers to the inability of leaders to look beyond the existing dangers and risks to their organization. It results from omitting to put themselves in the role of the victims/outsiders that are involved in the crisis. A more open view is needed so as to understand and effectively react to their followers’ and other victims.
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Adrian Horodniceanu
CEO, Israel
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Common Errors Leaders Make During Crises
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Miguel Sacramento
Business Consultant, Brazil
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Another Common Error During Crises: Not Learning from it
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Raj Mohan
Management Consultant, India
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On Crisis Management Error #1: Being Too Passive
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Seelig
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Looks Like Standard Reactions on a Traumatic Experience
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Niraj Kumbhat
Manager, India
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Many in Senior Positions are not Capable to Handle a Crisis
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Stephen van der Merwe
Student (MBA), South Africa
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Leadership EQ - Giving Emotional Stability in Times of Stress
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Manager
HR Consultant, United States
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Leadership Behavior to Avoid in the Event of a Crisis
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JOSEPH SOLA ONIFADE
Manager, Nigeria
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Common Leadership Errors during Crises
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Goodsir
Professor, New Zealand
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Common Crisis Reactions by Leaders and Human Emotional Reactions
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Sunday ELKANA (koachkonsult)
Manager, Nigeria
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Common Errors Leaders Make During Crises
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Tom Boren
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Crisis Management must Become Another Competency of Effective Change Agents
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kvssiyer
Consultant, India
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A Crisis is Like a Tsunami: The Pressure for it Develops over the Years
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C.L. Kappagomtula
Professor, Malaysia
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The Article is on a Hypothetical 'Myth' Rather than Reality
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srinivas
Lecturer, India
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Crisis Management and Effectiveness of Surrendering
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Andrew Blaine
Business Consultant, South Africa
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Leadership and Management
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Jaap de Jonge
Editor, Netherlands
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Leaders or Top Managers or Top Excutives
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Borje Vickberg
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Common Errors Leaders Make During Crisis
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Augustine Ngmentomo Beakana
Student (MBA), Ghana
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Attitudes of Leaders During Crisis Management: Impatience
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Tran le Phuong
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On Common Errors of Leader in Crises #5: Mistrust
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Pros Yiga
Uganda
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On #12. Common Error of Leaders in Crises: Not Opening up and Involving Others
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Alhaji Jabbi
Student (MBA), Gambia
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Leader Errors before a Crisis Occurs: Not being Sensitive to Warning Signals
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Seelig
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Culture Differences also Play a Role in How Crises should be Dealt with
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Friday O. Ngbodi
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Not all Kind of Leaders Make these Common Errors
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Fernando Ochoa
Manager, Mexico
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Frequent Mistakes by Leaders during a Crisis
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Zahid asghar
Consultant
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Another Common Error of Leaders During a Crisis
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Manager
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Frequent Mistake by Leaders During Crisis: Not Involving Lower Echelons
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Leaders Need to Be Open and Clear
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Ali Wagfi
Professor
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More Common Errors Leaders Make During Crises
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Ayele Abdata
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On #1: Indecision is Worse Than Bad Decision During Crises
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kvssiyer
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On Crisis Management Error #12
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Andrew Blaine
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Michael Norris
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