Have you ever been in a crisis management situation where it felt like the storm of ideas to resolve the crisis, was more overwhelming than the incident itself? As we continue our Executive Edge series, I want to show you how exactly that type of situation occurred in the Apollo 13 operation, and how the leadership you demonstrate at such a time, can have a dramatic impact on the result you get. In an earlier article titled‘Focus Averts Panic’,I wrote about how Gene Kranz (Fl

EXECUTIVES NEED ANALYTICAL THINKING CAPACITY Today’s Executives are working at a frantic pace. Some say they feel quite ‘fractured’ in this turbulent, continuously changing business environment. It’s clear the demands of business and organizational flux are challenging. Though you might think of “Analytical Thinking” as a tactical skill set, it’s not. In fact, it’s a critical component to leading teams through chaotic, ambiguous and complex business situations like the one on