How To Survive A Crisis Av David Omand

<p><b>''David Omand is exactly the man you need in a crisis'' Rory Stewart<br><br>''An extraordinary achievement. Probably the best book ever written on crisis management'' Christopher Andrew, author of <i>Defence of the Realm</i></b><br><br>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.<br><br>In <i>How to Survive a Crisis</i>, 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).<br><br>Using gripping real-world examples from Omand''s storied career, and drawing lessons from historic catastrophes such as Chernoby