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Being smart in a dangerous world, March 15, 2008
This review is from: Crisis Leadership Now: A Real-World Guide to Preparing for Threats, Disaster, Sabotage, and Scandal (Hardcover)
Most businesses, schools, city halls, warehouses, etc. will never have someone walk in with an automatic rifle or a bomb and threaten to kill everyone inside, but over 8,000 TIMES A DAY an assault takes place in the workplace. What I think is even worse than physical confrontation is the employee who scares everyone else on a daily basis and management feels incapable of taking action "because he hasn't REALLY done anything, YET."
I have been involved in Dr. Barton's seminars and I am very pleased with his new book. In addition to his seminars, Dr. Barton is a key advisor to companies big and small who helps them assess and appropriately act on threats to the company and its' employees. He has real world, real time experience that is matched by few people in the world and his book shares his vast knowledge and expertise.
Sadly, when it comes to mental health the social landscape has changed. In the past people who were unhappy, unstable, or both would deal with his/her situation privately and sometimes tragically. Today, the unhappy and/or unstable person feels that others should know of his/her anguish and they seek attention and resolution simultaneously. If Arthur Miller were writing Death of a Salesman today it would be Death of a Salesman, His Boss, His Co-Workers, and Anyone Else Around.
A CEO who reads this book will have critical information and an understanding about managing a crisis that even his/her most experienced HR, Risk Management, Security, or IT department heads won't.
But even managers and supervisors will find a gold mine of ideas and concepts that will help them see a larger picture of his/her employee's environment that will allow them to act before issues become a crisis.
For employees, this book may be frustrating if you're in a company that is blissfully ignorant of this information. It may just confirm your fears that your employer is not adequately prepared for business in the 21st century. Unfortunately, there are real consequences to this type of ignorance and it is measured in dollars and lives.
Dr. Barton has a unique approach in helping others understand today's workplace and this book is the reality check that every organization needs to avoid the unthinkable.
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Next update on Larry Barton's crisis message, February 22, 2008
This review is from: Crisis Leadership Now: A Real-World Guide to Preparing for Threats, Disaster, Sabotage, and Scandal (Hardcover)
I have worked with Dr. Barton and this is an update on his work with real-wrold situations and clients. Useful information when developing a comprehensive Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery BC/DR program to include HR, Product Management, Executive Leadership, and not just the security and/or technology folks.
Useful stories about real events.
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Crisis Leadership Now, February 8, 2008
This review is from: Crisis Leadership Now: A Real-World Guide to Preparing for Threats, Disaster, Sabotage, and Scandal (Hardcover)
Larry Barton has written an authentic insight into crisis management.
He has that rare gift of offering important information in a way that is easy to assimilate. It takes a truly brilliant individual to offer important information in such a way that the reader will not be bored after a page or two of reading.
I shall look forward to more of his books in the future.
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