Crisis and Leadership Crisis and Leadership Crisies is a test for great leaders.We have to admit that many accidents happened every day,from car accidents,fire accidents to subprime crisises or financial crisises. How can we pass the crisis? It depended on President’s leadership. Leadership qualities is one of the most important skills that can make or break leaders. Evaluating a leader’s performance must be done through the framework of crisis leadership.How leaders handle crisis is not only to see what they do in time of crisis,but also who they become as a result of struggle. Leaders should be always prepared for crises–big and small.They must have a crisis management plan which outlines the communications and operations preocedures that need to be implemented in case an emergency occurs.The plan contains a series of action steps designed to create an organized,informed and confident management team,that keeps the public,media,staff knowledgable konwledgeable about the situation on a timely basis.Besides,we should remerber that it is not just have a crisis plan.It goes way beyond that. Empathy is also vital to good leadership.It is a key element for leaders to communicate and estabilsh credibility with people from different cultures. In a crisis situation,one’s cultural heritage will affects his decision and what he pays attitions to.Therefore,Leaders in today’s global world must raise their own emotional and cultural awareness.An empathetic leader need to be aware of how they compare to other’s cultural backgrounds and emotions and how these may influence their measures. Act like a leader,is also a crucial thing. Do your job; let others do their jobs. On the other hand,young leaders should document the crisis and what former leaders response,so they can learn and be prepared for the next big one. To,sum up.President has to applied both his skill ans passions during crisis, acknoweledged how he has evolved through crisis and what aspects of his leadership need improvement.