Trump’s Approach To Crisis Management

In this episode, Edward Segal, author of “The Crisis Casebook,” compares and contrasts President Donald Trump’s crisis management style to the best practices for responding to crisis situations.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:04):
A chaotic approach to dealing with a crisis can make
matters worse. Welcome back to another Crisis Manage Minute. I'm
Edward Siegel, author of Crisis Ahead and The Crisis Casebook.
I'm also a Leadership Strategies senior contributor for Forbes dot Com.
The best practices for managing a crisis call for a calm, deliberate,

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and thoughtful approach. Compare that to President Donald Trump, who
has a history of using what appears to be shoot
from the hips strategies and tactics. This is especially true
in foreign affairs, where, according to some observers, Trump is
quick to post on social media before all the facts
are known. In the corporate world, there are few, if

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any boards and directors that would tolerate the CEO who
relied on social media the way Trump does to address
or try to resolve a crisis situation. That's it for
this edition of the Crisis Management Minute. Be sure to
come back next week for more advice on how to
prepare for and manage a crisis, or subscribe to the

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Crisis Management It wherever you get your podcasts. Remember it's
not a matter of if your organization will have a crisis,
But when and the sooner you're prepared for it, the better.