The Key to Being a Leader During Crisis? Break the Rules

Taking Charge

Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper talks to the Lt. General who brought calm to New Orleans post-Katrina on how to lead during a crisis.

Published Oct. 10 2013 5:37PM EDT

articles/2013/10/10/the-key-to-being-a-leader-during-crisis-break-the-rules/131010-hero-crisis-leadership-tease_psk72p — Scott Henrichsen/The Daily Beast

The key to crisis leadership is “break the rules, the rules were written for peacetime,” says Lt. General Russel L. Honoré, who brought calm to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city in 2005.

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The Key to Being a Leader During Crisis? Break the Rules

Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper talks to the Lt. General who brought calm to New Orleans post-Katrina on how to lead during a crisis.

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