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When a crises hits a large organisation, suddenly, the top managers becomes ‘incommunicado’. Where are they? What are they doing? What’s going on? In the small essay ‘The Silence of the Citadel’ Arnold Blits some alarming answers to these questions. He makes a comparison with the use of citadels in the Middle Ages and shows how the upper management keep each other in hostage when the situation becomes really threatening. A must-read! Continue reading →