'David Omand is exactly the man you need in a crisis' Rory Stewart
'An extraordinary achievement. Probably the best book ever written
on crisis management' Christopher Andrew, author of Defence of the
Realm We never know when a crisis might explode. Some 'sudden
impact' events, such as terrorist attacks or natural disasters,
blow up out of a clear blue sky. Other 'slow burn' crises smoulder
away for years, often with warning signs ignored along the way
until, as if from nowhere, the troops storm the palace. In How to
Survive a Crisis, Professor Sir David Omand draws on his experience
in defence, security and intelligence, including as Director of
GCHQ and UK Security and Intelligence Coordinator, to show how you
can detect a looming crisis and extinguish it (or at least survive
it with minimum loss). Using gripping real-world examples from
Omand's storied career, and drawing lessons from historic
catastrophes such as Chernobyl, 9/11, the Deepwater Horizon oil
spill and the WannaCry ransomware cyberattack, this empowering book
is filled with practical advice on how to survive the multiplying
crises of the future. Not every crisis need tip into disaster - if
we have invested in personal, business and national resilience.
This is an essential toolkit for our turbulent twenty-first
century, as well as an exhilarating read for anyone interested in
the state of our world - and how we might improve it. 'Piercingly
insightful, brilliantly lucid and illuminating, frightening and
wise . . . From nuclear meltdown to apocalyptic cyber-attacks, from
pandemics to the drums of war, here is a remarkable record of how
the threads of society can be held firm in the darkest days'
Sinclair McKay, author of Berlin 'An amazing book. Timely,
essential and important. The brilliantly insightful David Omand
draws on his unmatched experience to explore the complexities of
crisis. He shows us how poor preparation leads to failure, but
applied intelligence saves lives' Richard Aldrich, author of GCHQ
'This book is the instruction manual we all need' Sir Alex Younger,
Chief of MI6
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