The response to the deadly explosions that rocked the Boston Marathon 10 years ago today yielded important lessons about managing a crisis that continue to resonate.
The response to the deadly explosions that rocked the Boston Marathon 10 years ago today yielded important lessons about managing a crisis that continue to resonate. The lessons provide important and timely reminders for corporate executives about the best practices for preparing for and responding to a crisis at their organizations.Leadership
Leadership contributed to an efffective response to the bombing, Richard Serino, Distinguished Senior Fellow at Harvard University’a National Leadership Preparedness Initiative, said via email. He was FEMA’s deputy administrator when the bombing occurred, was on scene at the marathon at the time of the explosions, and was one of the architects of the response plan.
Serino said researchers later identified five fundamental leadership principles that were at work on that tragic day including:
Unity of mission [their mission was to save lives].
The generosity of spirit and action.
Staying in your lanes, do your job, and help others succeed.
