Book Resources

Finished the book and want to take your learning further?

Access crisis-response checklists from leading companies, see “guiding principles” in action, and get your hands on a tabletop crisis-preparedness exercise you can complete at your organization.

In Chapter 11 of High-Stakes Leadership in Turbulent Times, Mike Barger explores how high-stakes leaders can “step up” — how they can “be, know, and do” the right things before, during, and after a crisis or organizational disruption. Download the bonus materials to take the learning from that chapter even further.

In Chapter 12 of High-Stakes Leadership in Turbulent Times, Mike Barger explores how high-stakes leaders can be truly ready for the risks on the horizon by employing smart strategies, putting the right people in the right roles, and putting effective tools and processes in place to prepare for crisis. Spending some time reviewing these checklists will help you to take the learning from the book chapter even further.

Tabletop exercises are wonderful experiences that can accomplish a number of different objectives, from raising awareness of readiness, to identifying opportunities for improvement, to training new members of a leadership team. Tabletop exercises are exceptionally effective for improving organizational crisis readiness.