written by Matt Andrews In today’s post I will be locating information, examples, and more to assist those leading through crisis. Please send suggestions and additions. I am sure it will be a constantly changing post. Are you looking for ideas on leadership in this storm? Leading through crisis, and Covid-19 in particular This online…Continue Reading Public Leadership Through Crisis 7: Additional resources for you
written by Matt Andrews So far this series has focused on ideas to equip the individual to lead through crisis. This is because real people struggle during crises and need to ready and steady themselves to take leadership. Before you start trying to lead others, you need to have some basics in place to prepare yourself,…Continue Reading Public Leadership Through Crisis 6: Know your role, Empower others to play their roles and Stay in your lane.
written by Matt Andrews In my last blog I noted that communication is a key leadership act in crisis. (and you must commit to communicate —to help people deal with fear and accept change). It is good to remember that every crisis poses different communication challenges, so I don’t think there are one-best-way solutions to…Continue Reading Public Leadership Through Crisis 5: Good communication ideas you might consider
written by Matt Andrews You will notice that the first three blogs have all been about the leader—not the crisis. This is intentional, as we think you—the leader—need to be ready in yourself for the challenge you are facing. You can never be fully ready, but the basics I am suggesting can help you. I…Continue Reading Public Leadership Through Crisis 4: You as a leader must be smarter than your brain
Guest blog written by Thierno lliassa Balde The Guinean tertiary education and Technical Education and Professional Training (TVET) system is dominated by programs that do not meet the needs of the labor market. Inappropriate orientation of training is a major cause of programs’ lack of relevance to business requirements. The system lacks scientific, technical, and…Continue Reading Enhancing the employability of young people in Guinea
written by Matt Andrews In my last blog post I emphasized the importance of leaders in crisis situations being (i) motivated for the public good, (ii) honest about—but not hampered by—self-doubt, (iii) committed to communicating more than ever (to help people deal with fear and accept change), and (iv) aware of who their key people are…Continue Reading Public Leadership Through Crisis 3: Be brave, calm, adaptive; there is no perfect crisis response
written by Matt Andrews When the storm, wind and rain, of crisis is coming (or has come), how do you start to lead? Building on my earlier blog post, we are sharing two posts today with some rapid ideas on how leading organizations, towns, cities, regions and countries might start thinking about leadership in the face of…Continue Reading Public Leadership Through Crisis 2: Know your motivation, put communications and key people first
written by Matt Andrews Governments are most important in times of public crisis. This is where individuals—no matter how talented or self-reliant—look to their governments for help; to empower or use or deploy the powers and potentialities of the collective on behalf of that collective. But many people tasked with leading public organizations in times…Continue Reading Public Leadership Through Crisis 1: Can public leaders navigate high winds and big waves in little boats?
Guest blog written by Maggie Jones Trey’s words hung in the air. Would you like to go to Harvard? A million thoughts ran through my head as I watched the unsuspecting traffic pass outside my office. Of course I wanted to go. I had to go. As soon as “yes” stumbled out of my mouth…Continue Reading Finding Family through Process Improvement in the U.S.
Guest blog written by Upamanyu Basu I am a career bureaucrat from India and my job responsibilities have always revolved around implementing public policy – whether in my postings in my parent department i.e. Income tax Department or in my secondments to the Ministry of Human Resource Development and now in the Ministry of Fisheries,…Continue Reading Motivation Sustains Passion the PDIA way
