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April 1, 2026MIT Sloan management review0 citations

Level Up Your Crisis Management Skills

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RARick AalbersKMKillian McCarthyAGArjan Groen

Key Points

  • The aim is to identify key areas that enhance crisis management skills among leaders across various industries.
  • Conducted interviews with high-level leaders from diverse industries.
  • Identified seven key areas critical for effective crisis management, termed the 7C’s.
  • Analyzed leaders’ experiences and strategies in managing crises.
  • Leaders with strong crisis management skills have dedicated time to developing the 7C’s.
  • The 7C’s include contingency planning, coordination, communication, compassion, confrontation, control, and continuity.
  • All identified areas significantly contribute to effective crisis management.

Abstract

Leaders who have successfully managed crises in governments and large organizations aren’t innately better at it. Interviews with high-level leaders in a variety of industries found that people with strong crisis management skills have invested time and effort to develop maturity in seven key areas, dubbed the 7C’s: contingency planning, cross-functional coordination, transparent communication, compassion, confrontation of hard truths, control, and continuity.

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Aalbers et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69cd7ac55652765b073a8289https://doi.org/10.63383/fere1416
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