Leading Systems In and Through Crisis

3 credits · Graduate

Crisis is a fixed condition of contemporary organizational life (Roitman, 2014) and growing in magnitude, frequency and complexity (Helsloot, Boin, Jacobs, & Comfort, 2012). For public system leaders in education and other public sectors anticipating crisis is not a question of if but of when, what and how. As stewards of the public good, educational system leaders must be ready and willing to serve their communities in and through crisis. This course will critically examine a public education leader’s role in crisis situations, from prevention through response and recovery.