The Instant Survivor: Right Ways to Respond When Things Go Wrong

by Jim Moorhead

This is a crisis-management handbook that shows readers the four steps to going from head-in-the sand denial to head-held-high success. Jim Moorhead reveals the methods top companies use to tackle crises. In an energetic, upbeat style - laced with compassion and practicality - he explains how executives audit their businesses and fix problems before they mushroom into messes. When crises do occur, a crisis management team talks through the company's business and legal goals, analyzes the people and resources to deploy and the allies and experts to call upon, and debates the options before agreeing on a strategy. Whether the problem is downsizing, divorce, disability, or debt, Jim Moorhead, a seasoned trial attorney and crisis adviser,outlines four action steps to help any individual prevent and tackle life's hard and soft crises in an

STAY Remain calm and focused when a crisis begins
SECURE Tap into your network of personal and professional contacts
STAND Take full charge of your response
SAVE YOUR Prepare for post-crisis success

As he explains his steps to overcoming disasters and predicaments, Moorhead selects from firsthand accounts and anecdotes amassed during thirty years of experience in law, politics, and consultancy to inspire and encourage readers. These intriguing stories - of people overcoming everything from disease, debt, and job loss to car bombings and wrongful imprisonment - engage readers as they illustrate the author's key points.

208 pages, Hardcover

First published February 22, 2012

Reviews

[Diana Nagy]

When I was checking this book online I seen the title and thought it may be of some interest to me. Then I thought maybe it wouldn't benefit me at all at this time in my life. But something told me to begin reading it. And boy did I ever! I finished it in only a few days along with reading a few other books at the same time. It was a great book with some amazing tips contained within! One of the best is completing the life audit! It gives you some of the best clues into your life at this time and it helps you discern what vulnerabilities you have and must improve. Check this book out now. Everybody can use it...we all have a crisis every once in awhile. Best of all, if you decide not to read this book remember the important facts: don't get in debt, invest wisely by saving 10% of your income to invest in something you know, spend within your means and insure yourself completely!

[Clare]

His personal crisis management strategies didn't connect with me, I'm not sure if I was expecting something more practical, but I wondered if someone in a crisis like this would actually feel like reading through it all.

[Lisa]

Recommended by Michelle Singletary

[Delhi Irc]

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