Homework: Explain A Leader's Role When A Potential Crisis Becomes Actual
Length: 5 to 7 pages.
Instructions
When a potential crisis is realized, the news may come from the leader's own investigations, a consultant, or from subordinate leaders or personnel. In any case, the challenge is then to determine the cause(s) of the potential crisis, prepare a remedy(ies), and communicate the remedy(ies) through appropriate communication channels to subordinate leaders and personnel.
Resolving the cause or causes of the potential crisis will require a candid conversation between all persons involved in the planned change and their leaders. From these conversations, a resolution plan can be designed, and the implementation plan can be communicated through channels to leaders and other personnel.
For this homework, research and select a large organization that recently went through a significant planned change that was not successful. Extend your research to discover how the organization eventually resolved the crisis.
After carefully considering the facts of this event, write a paper reporting on the experience of this organization addressing the following:
1) Analyze what occurred within the firm leading to the crisis.
2) Describe the channels of communication used by the firm's leadership.
3) Recommend the proactive leadership measures you would have provided and implemented to prevent the crisis. If the crisis was unforeseen, what would you have done to limit and end the crisis?
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.