Leaders in Personal Crisis

Session Submission Type: Panel Discussion

Short Description

A personal crisis is a disruptive event or emergency that affects the leader in a private or intimate area of his or her life. This research examines how individuals handle their leadership responsibilities when they experience the death of a loved one, suffer a life-threatening illness, or care for a chronically ill child or parent. There are two critical issues in the study — how leaders interact with their staff or team members while experiencing a personal crisis, and how leaders personally experience and handle the crisis themselves. The presenters will discuss early results from their study on leaders in personal crisis and share directions for future research.

Detailed Abstract

TBD

Sub Unit

• 18th Annual ILA Global Conference

Chair

• Crystal L Hoyt, University of Richmond

Presenters

• Gill R Hickman, University of Richmond

• Laura Knouse, University of Richmond