Summary:
It is helpful for the person in the position of leader to be insightful and to be in direct contact with both his colleagues and other bodies. Prevention and the assessment of major events lead to proper preparation, strategy planning, and immediate response when they occur. Both management and leadership should have the necessary features to respond to these situations. Mistaken choices and lull may also have a negative impact on the organization, workers and society in general.
This paper is an attempt to highlight the importance of leadership in cases where significant events occur in an organization.
In more detail, the first chapter of the thesis describes important leadership parameters. Among these is the definition of this concept and its differences with the concepts of administration and management. In addition, the principles and styles of leadership, as well as the characteristics and role of the leader, are mentioned. Finally, the concept of effective leadership is described.
The second chapter describes the theories that have been developed for leadership and what each of them supports.
The chapter describes the concepts of "event" and "crisis". These stages, the role of communication and the actions required to manage them.
The last chapter consists of a case study. More specifically, a fire incident is reported on a passenger ship of the ANEKLines shipping company. This is an incident that happened in August 2018 during the Piraeus-Chania route. After describing the incident and how it was treated. The announcements of the stakeholders involved, the intervention plan prepared by the Fire Service and the comments on the management of this are given.
