Corporate Smokejumper: Crisis Management: Tools, Tales and Techniques

The front lines of corporate crisis management are hot and sweaty. The lessons learned are hard won, and the experiences are not for the faint of heart. This book will give you the inside perspective of a veteran practitioner who, throughout his career, developed creative ways for addressing the gut-wrenching challenges that come with leading the response to high-stakes crises.

Gil Meyer knows how to manage crises that have no good solutions. In his roles at DuPont and elsewhere, time and again he took on the challenges of leading the response to a wide range of crises: massive natural disasters, tragic industrial accidents, pandemic and infectious disease threats, expensive product quality problems, and much more. In the pages of this book, he offers you the tools he created to help manage crises as well as tips on how to use them.

In Corporate Smokejumper, with wit and wisdom, Meyer weaves tales from inside steamy crisis rooms where the no-win decisions are made.

• If you already are facing a crisis, grab this book and run toward the fire. The book is written with you in mind.
• If your career hinges on your ability to fight crises on a regular basis, here are field-tested tools and techniques that will enable you to lead effectively during your company's most difficult days.
• If you always wondered what it's like to be inside the conference room where executives wrestle with complex dilemmas, here are tales from behind closed doors.
• If your instincts tell you a crisis awaits, your instincts likely are correct. For virtually any organization, it's not whether a crisis will hit--it's when. With this book, you will be "ready for when."

Author: Gil Meyer
Publisher: Blue Blaze Books
Published: 02/15/2017
Pages: 198
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d
ISBN: 9780991328819

About the Author
Meyer, Gil: - Gil Meyer is a crisis management expert, recognized and sought after speaker, and trainer. With decades of experience at the front lines of critical situations, Gil knows what it takes to manage and inspire creative change in crisis management. Gil worked for DuPont for 29 years serving in a wide range of Public A airs and Regulatory A airs roles. For 12 years he directed the corporate global issues and crisis management programs for DuPont. While leading the all risks crisis management program at this highly diversified company, Gil coordinated response to a wide range of situations including the Katrina/Rita hurricanes, the financial crisis, the H1N1 pandemic of 2009, the 2011 Japan earthquake, Superstorm Sandy, industrial accidents and a variety of product quality challenges. Gil gives presentations and conducts workshops on crisis management, emerging issues, and future trends. For six years he served as chair of the Board of Directors of the Issue Management Council. Previously he held positions on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the International Food Information Council (IFIC), a leading organization of the food industry. Gil and his wife live in the Potomac Highlands west of Washington, D.C. where they enjoy kayaking, mountain biking, and hiking. Gil holds a bachelor's degree in journalism and a master's degree in plant pathology, both from West Virginia University.