A conversation with Prof Sir David Omand about his recent book “How to Survive a Crisis”.
On Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/How-Survive-Crisis-Resilience-Avoiding/dp/B0BYT5DQKJ/
Introduction (0:00)
Former Head of GCHQ and UK Intelligence Coordinator (1:03)
What is “How to Survive a Crisis” about? (1:23)
Motivations for writing the book (1:37)
The difference between an emergencies, crisis and disasters (1:53)
Can crisis be averted and why are the risks higher today? (4:03)
You don't manage a crisis, the crisis manages you (7:01)
What are common characteristics of an impending crisis? (7:22)
Good practices to help survive a crisis (10:38)
Falkland's War, GCHQ and Margaret Thatcher (10:59)
1990s Bosnia civil war (12:55)
How should an organization construct a crisis survival plan? (15:01)
What are the key principles of crisis survival planning? (18:48)
The role of good leadership in a crisis situation (21:52)
Is Darwinism the best way to incentivize the private sector for crisis preparations? (23:20)
Who is responsible for crisis planning and how? (26:07)
Are some people naturally better at handling crisis situations? (30:43)
When is it appropriate to make personnel changes in the middle of a crisis? (32:58)