'A compelling guide for leaders grappling with the pandemic'
Financial Times
'A remarkable book telling business leaders what to do when disaster
strikes' The Times
**AN INSPIRING STORY OF RESILIENT LEADERSHIP IN THE TOUGHEST OF TIMES
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Louai Al Roumani was head of finance and planning at one of the largest
banks in Syria, when the war broke out in 2011.
In Lessons from a Warzone, Al Roumani shares his very personal account
of coping with the day-to-day realities of leading an organization in
dangerous and hostile conditions. His story shows how inspiration can
come from the unlikeliest of places - from the timeless wisdom of
merchants in ancient souks to the changing patterns of military
checkpoints. During that time, not only did the bank remain robust when
others faltered - it thrived and became the undisputed leading bank as
people's trust in its capability to safeguard their life-long savings
strengthened.
In this book, Al Roumani distils the knowledge and skills he and his
colleagues developed while steering the bank through four impossible
years into ten lessons applicable to any leader facing a crisis today.
His valuable, and often counterintuitive, advice - ranging from
resisting over-planning to hacking your own IT department to cutting
costs (but not morale) - will help anyone understand how to be resilient
even in the most challenging of times.
