Compassion in Disaster Management - The Essential Ethic of Relational Leadership

This book offers leaders, especially those in disaster management, a way to improve their ability to lead, serve, and protect others during disasters and crises. An essential text for aspiring and experienced leaders, especially those in the fields of EMS, fire services, law enforcement, and emergency management.

List of contents

Table of Contents
Dedication
1. Introduction
Part 1: Setting the Scene
2. The Leadership Dilemma
3. Introducing Relational Leadership
Part 2: Suffering and Vulnerability
4. Understanding Suffering as a Basis for Relationality
5. Responsibility for Minimising Suffering
6. Understanding Vulnerability as a Basis for Relationality
7. The Invulnerable–Relational Leadership Continuum
Part 3: Compassion and Virtue
8. Establishing Relationality through the Ethic of Compassion
9. The Politics of Compassion
10. Enhancing Relationality through the Lens of Virtue Ethics
11. The Seven Rules of Virtue
Part 4: Practices
12. Sustaining Relationality Through Practical Wisdom
13. Sustaining Relationality Through the Practice of Mindfulness
Conclusion
Epilogue

About the author

Mark Crosweller has 39 years of experience providing strategic policy advice on disaster management with local, state, and national governments. He is a Distinguished Advisor to the National Security College – Australian National University and Director of Ethical Intelligence Pty Ltd. His ongoing research interest is in relational leadership ethics.

Summary

This book offers leaders, especially those in disaster management, a way to improve their ability to lead, serve, and protect others during disasters and crises. An essential text for aspiring and experienced leaders, especially those in the fields of EMS, fire services, law enforcement, and emergency management.

Product details

• Authors: Mark Crosweller, Mark (Ethical Intelligence Pty Ltd. Crosweller
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.08.2024
• EAN: 9781032813776
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3281377-6
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; Geography, Medicine: general issues, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, Economics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Leadership, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief, NATURE / Natural Disasters, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Motivational, MEDICAL / Emergency Medicine, Management: leadership & motivation, Management: leadership and motivation, Aid & relief programmes, Natural disasters, Accident & emergency medicine, Accident and emergency medicine, Aid and relief programmes