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title: The New CEO’s Guide to Crisis Management
description: Leading an entire company through a crisis will test your leadership skills like nothing else.
image: https://news.genesisadvisers.com/hubfs/Marketing/Social%20Media%202023/5.png
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# The New CEO’s Guide to Crisis Management

![Michael Watkins](https://news.genesisadvisers.com/hubfs/michael-watkins-headshot-circle.jpg)

[Michael Watkins   
 November 30, 2023 ](https://news.genesisadvisers.com/author/michael-watkins)

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In this article, first published by IMD.org, Genesis Co-Founder Michael Watkins and Genesis Leadership Consultant Konrad Lenninger, explore the current challenges new CEO's face when managing crisis. 

"Leading an entire company through a crisis will test your leadership skills like nothing else. Thankfully, others before you have faced similar challenges. Here’s how to learn from them and emerge stronger"

Read More: [https://www.imd.org/ibyimd/leadership/the-new-ceos-guide-to-crisis-management/](https://www.imd.org/ibyimd/leadership/the-new-ceos-guide-to-crisis-management/)

 

![Michael Watkins](https://news.genesisadvisers.com/hubfs/michael-watkins-headshot-circle.jpg)

### Michael Watkins

Michael Watkins has spent the past two decades working with leaders, both corporate and public, as they transition to new roles, negotiate the future of their organizations, and craft their legacy as leaders. A recognized expert in his field, he ranked among Thinkers50’s top fifty management influencers globally in 2019. He is the best-selling author of The First 90 Days, Updated and Expanded: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter, the globally acknowledged handbook for leadership and career transitions, which recently earned the accolade of Amazon’s Top 100 Leadership Books. He is Professor of Leadership and Organizational Change at the IMD Business School in Switzerland and previously served on the faculty at INSEAD and Harvard University, where he earned his PhD in Decision Sciences.

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