Thinking Through Crisis: Improving Teamwork and Leadership in High-Risk Fields - Softcover

Fraher, Amy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521757533 ISBN 13: 9780521757539

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

This original analysis of the complex dynamics of high-risk fields offers five compelling case studies of critical incidents from initiation to crisis resolution.

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About the Author

Dr Amy L. Fraher is Associate Professor and Chief Pilot of the Aviation Operations Program and Director of the International Team Training Center at San Diego Miramar College. She is a retired U.S. Navy Commander, Naval Aviator and former United Airlines pilot with 6,000 mishap-free flight hours in four jet airliners, five military aircraft and several types of civilian airplanes. A crisis management expert with almost thirty years of leadership experience in high-risk fields, she is a member of the Washington Post Leadership Panel. As Principal Consultant of Paradox and Company and qualified LeanSixSigma Green Belt, she consults internationally with a broad range of organizations. Her focus is on improving team performance in high-risk organizations by helping people understand how group dynamics can debilitate operations. She is the author of Group Dynamics for High-Risk Teams (2005) and A History of Group Study and Psychodynamic Organizations (2004). Her essays have appeared in journals such as History of Psychology, Human Relations, Socio-Analysis and Organisational and Social Dynamics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521757533
• ISBN 13: 9780521757539
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 258