Matt Crayne and Kelsey Medeiros on Pandemic Leadership

Justin Trudeau, Jair Bolsonaro, Angela Merkel: three distinct leaders with three distinct approaches toward the COVID pandemic. We unpack their charismatic, ideological, and pragmatic approaches with Matt Crayne of the University at Albany and Kelsey Medeiros of the University of Nebraska Omaha. Specifically, we discuss:

• Three ways to think about leadership
• Profiles of three world leaders during COVID
• Implications for people and organizations

Links and Other Information

• Matt Crayne: website and Twitter
• Kelsey Medeiros: website, ethics consulting firm, and Twitter
• Crayne, M. P., & Medeiros, K. E. 2020. Making Sense of Crisis: Charismatic, Ideological, and Pragmatic Leadership in Response to COVID-19. The American Psychologist. Click here
• Baran, B. E., & Scott, C. W. (2010). Organizing ambiguity: A grounded theory of leadership and sensemaking within dangerous contexts. Military Psychology. Click here
• Leadership Lessons from Dancing Guy: video
• Managing the Unexpected: book