Belk On Business

Leading and Responding in Crisis Genesis 42:1 - Famine in the land (moment of crisis) - Food available in Egypt - Jacob says to his sons “Why are you standing around looking at each other?” - Failure of leadership to plan, teach a logical thinking process and how to respond to crisis Every business will face times of crisis. Jacob, known for being a “go getter” became complacent after the life of his wife, The sons had become complacent and didn’t want to leave their comfort zone. Complacency breeds complacency. The crisis was not a man made crisis but there is always a man made response to any crisis. 1. Plan for crisis – savings plan, succession plan, survival plan 2. Develop team with critical thinking skills – the solution should have been obvious. It was obvious to the leader but the followers didn’t see it. They may have reacted or simply did not react at all due to fear, they may have not been taught or simply may have been complacent and expected the leader to fix their problem 3. Involve team members