In the life of a manager one faces many hurdles and numerous pressures. One such hurdle is how to handle the unexpected or a crisis situation. In our study of crisis situations we have chosen to review the leadership exhibited by Mayor Giuliani after 9/11 to that of Mayor Nagin of New Orleans after hurricane Katrina.
Mayor Giuliani in his early career worked his way up through our nations legal system. Eventually in 1983 he was appointed as U.S. Attorney General for the Southern District of New York. Later during 1993 he ran for the position of mayor for New York City. At this time New York faced mounting crime, unemployment, and piling trash in its streets. The citizens had coined the city "unmanageable"
moral was low. Giuliani after winning the election started with something small and noticeable to let the people know he meant business. He needed to get the ball rolling so he aimed at ridding the city of "squeegee men"; who were panhandlers that held up traffic and harassed......
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