Leaders that are able to adapt at the speed of change are the best. They anticipate, try something new, fail, and then fine-tune. A crisis is a situation to improvise and evolve. Only the best leaders can manage organizations during times of crisis, whereas others may panic and flee from their responsibilities, blaming them on others.
Today, on Transformation Tuesday, let us analyze the important skill set that a leader should possess during crisis management.
Communication
It is the most important element for managing the leadership role at all times. Well, a crisis is the best time to test the communication skills of the leaders because it is only during such situations that intentional communication takes place. During crisis management, leaders are burdened mainly with 2 issues: overloaded information or limited information. Thus, communication within and outside the organization is difficult.
Formulating contingency plans, communicating them with team members, organizing central communication systems, and blending the entire situation focused on solving the crisis that erupted are all part of intentional communication. Authentic and concise information flow is the key to crisis management.
Responsiveness
A true leader never steps back when there is a crisis situation. Rather, the quality of responsiveness is displayed, and an experimental mindset is advised for the best leaders to respond to crisis situations.
Developing agility and function in crisis management situations requires a leader to adapt to changes and manage failure. The approach towards dealing with the problem is formulated in such a way that creative solutions are implemented by weaving the whole team together. Thus, taking responsibility and communicating the plans and goals to deal with the emotional and logistical hurdles should be the primary steps of the best leaders during crisis management.
Creative Decision-Making:
Every crisis calls for decision-making. It is the leaders’ qualities and skill sets that determine whether the decision will be the worst or best. During crisis management, the future of the organization and team members are on the line, so it is on the leaders to come aboard and rescue the team with quick responses and planned directive management.
Having a calm and cool mindset during any problem situation is extremely essential for the leaders in order to communicate the plans and objectives of the organizations and trust the team for execution of the plans. It is during this time that the whole team has the chance to use different and creative solutions to tackle the problems at hand. The decision to manage work and personal relationships in the best possible way has always had a positive impact on decision-making.
Thus, the best leaders emerge during crisis situations in any organization, and the necessary skills always come from experience and creative thinking.
Written by Faber Aleena & Compiled by Faber Mayuri
