An updated guide to prepare military, emergency, and first responders to face psychological, social, and physical challenges of leading in dangerous contexts. This edition includes new chapters that address character development, ethical decision-making and action, leading in uncertain times, empowering initiative, and leading task forces.

"This guide which, for years, has prepared military, emergency, and first responders to face psychological, social, and physical challenges of leading in dangerous contexts has been updated. The author team has integrated current research findings, incorporated topics not covered in the prior edition, and has created a reference work relevant to leaders at all levels in organizations that operate in dangerous contexts. This second edition includes nine new chapters that address character development, ethical decision-making and action, leading in uncertain times, empowering initiative, leading taskforces and cross-functional teams, operating in complex social and political environments, tactical and operational decision-making and planning, red teaming, and incident command"--