A Summary On The Crisis Leadership

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Crisis Leadership
Discussion Board 11
Group 4
Liberty University

Crisis Leadership
The primary objective for an organizational leader is to build a team that is able to achieve goals at the highest performance level possible over a sustained period of time. Although this objective outlines a commendable organizational goal, leaders must embrace the fact that trials and tribulations will occur during the life of an organization. Rather than striving for an unattainable crisis-free organization, leaders should leverage these difficult times to harvest growth and learning within the group. Christians are reminded in Proverbs 3:5-6 that during difficult times “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight” (New International Version).
Group Consensus
The true test of a leader does not occur when things are going well, but rather depends on how the leader responds when a crisis occurs within the group. Based on this week’s reading the three most important concepts related to crisis are as follow: team, leading by example, and vision. Each of these leadership actions are pivotal components to an organization’s ability to not only recover from a crisis, but also improve as a result. If one component is omitted, a leader’s character can become flawed, and their ability to lead may fail. King David is a good example of one who used team, leading by example and vision to lead God’s people.
Team
The presence of vision is a powerful enabler. The steps needed to empower others are to share the vision, build an environment for learning, transfer of power, and monitoring progress (Portillo, 2014). It is the lead...

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...d in Him. Isaiah 45:7 states: I form the light and create darkness, I bring prosperity and create disaster; I, the LORD, do all these things. (NIV). Isaiah 9: 2 the people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned (NIV). These two verses simply mean that leaders have to keep themselves and their personnel fervently engaged in a process rather than precipitately clutching at known solutions to find their way through uncertainty. Communication of the vision is what empowers people to act (Colvin, Cornelius, & Taylor, 2014, p. 567). Employees desire to be contributing members of a team. An organization’s vision cultivates a culture of unison among all members of the group. This unity fortifies the resilience of the organization and prepares the collective group to manage any challenge they may encounter.

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