Responding to Crisis: Part Three – Avoidance
In retrospect, too often, we can see that a potential crisis has been building over an extended period. The warning signs were there; the rats started fleeing the sinking ship. The smouldering had been noticed. The red flags had been raised. Whatever metaphor you want to use, few crises come out of nowhere. Avoiding a situation is often about seeing trends and identifying that there will be a crisis if you continue in the direction you expect.