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64: Disasters and Crisis Management - Powley and Weick (Part 2)
64: Disasters and Crisis Management - Powley and Weick (Part 2)
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Length:
49 minutes
Released:
May 19, 2020
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Podcast episode
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In part 2, we explore an article from Edward Powley on activating organizational resilience — “Reclaiming resilience and safety: Resilience activation in the critical period of crisis,” published in Human Relations in 2009. The article describes three different social mechanisms that are put into action according to Powley — liminal suspension, compassionate witnessing, and relational redundancy. Respectively, these mechanisms cause the organization to temporarily restructure itself to respond to the crisis, leverage interpersonal relationships within the organization more intensely, and leverage social connections across boundaries to reach out and help others outside the organization.
Released:
May 19, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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