Herman B 'Dutch' Leonard is George F Baker Jr Professor of Public Management and Faculty Co-Director of the Programme on Crisis Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School and Eliot I Snider and Family Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School
Leaders and their advisors can make effective decisions and implement them when they are literally facing life-and-death dilemmas. Herman B ‘Dutch’ Leonard, Arnold M Howitt and David W Giles provide some detailed advice - Written by Arnold M Howitt, Herman ‘Dutch’ B Leonard and David W Giles. (Volume 15, Issue 3)
Drawing upon the ‘Stockdale Paradox’, Herman B ‘Dutch’ Leonard, Arnold M Howitt and David W Giles describe a few simple frameworks that can help leaders to formulate their messages, particularly in times of crisis - Written by Arnold M Howitt, Herman ‘Dutch’ B Leonard and David W Giles. (Volume 15, Issue 3)
Substantial political will and bureaucratic skill are needed to implement a national incident management framework in Japan, but change could be on the way, say Arnold M Howitt, Haruo Hayashi, Hiromi Akiyama, David W Giles, and Herman B ‘Dutch’ Leonard - Written by Arnold M Howitt, Haruo Hayashi, Hiromi Akiyama, Herman ‘Dutch’ B Leonard and David W Giles. (Volume 9, Issue 1)
Herman B ‘Dutch’ Leonard and Arnold M Howitt say that 12 to 15 years ago, Boston would not have handled the Marathon bombings as effectively as it did this April, and that internal institutional preparedness and ability to integrate effort with other agencies are far superior today - Written by Herman ‘Dutch’ B Leonard and Arnold M Howitt. (Volume 8, Issue 4)
Herman B ‘Dutch’ Leonard and Arnold M Howitt examine the different kinds of leaders likely to deal with an emergency – political leaders and emergency response chiefs – saying that neither will have all the capabilities required, and that both groups need to work together - Written by Herman ‘Dutch’ B Leonard and Arnold M Howitt. (Volume 7, Issue 4)
Arnold M Howitt and Herman B ‘Dutch’ Leonard say that the threat of large-scale systems failure requires emergency managers to take bold steps to avert or mitigate damage and to be ready for more complex and extensive emergency responses - Written by Arnold M Howitt and Herman ‘Dutch’ B Leonard. (Volume 7, Issue 1)
Arnold M Howitt and Herman B 'Dutch' Leanord conclude their two-part series on the weaknesses that Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma exposed - Written by Arnold M Howitt and Herman ‘Dutch’ B Leonard. (Volume 2, Issue 4)
Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma exposed serious weaknesses in the United States' emergency response capabilities, write Arnold Howitt and Herman 'Dutch' B Leonard in the fi rst of a two-part series examining issues that must be addressed - Written by Arnold M Howitt and Herman ‘Dutch’ B Leonard. (Volume 2, Issue 3)
The United States is building a national emergency response system to handle large-scale emergencies, write Arnold M Howitt and Herman B 'Dutch' Leonard. But there are shortcomings that need to be addressed if failure or incomplete adoption are to be avoided - Written by Arnold M Howitt and Herman ‘Dutch’ B Leonard. (Volume 1, Issue 2)
