LEADERSHIP.
SAFE & 
SECURE.

“Excellent and clear communication motivates employees to achieve ambitious goals. Honesty, commitment and social competence are the cornerstones of successful managers. As an internationally active crisis management and crisis communication specialist, I have experienced this every day for over twenty years. Anton’s book on leadership is a great guide on how to move from academic leadership theories to a successful and practical implementation process. His approach away from theory towards exemplary and visionary leadership is worth reading. The book helps you overcome the narrow-minded thinking in leadership issues. The contents are told in an exciting and realistic way.”

“While editing this book, I realized once more that of all the literature out there, most of it – with a few exceptions – is written by theorists who lack practical experience. This book connects theory with practice and bridges the subject of safety and security to and with all of our lives, be it personal or in business. But it is also much more than that. The author describes the status of safety and security in our lives today and in most companies, making us aware of its necessity. He does this in a very authentic way and shares his personal life experiences to underline his message. A big part of this message is also how we treat each other–no matter what position you hold–and that it is important to be human as well as a leader or manager, boss or co-worker. He says what everyone knows and sees but is just now starting to talk about: that profit may be important but that there has to be a certain balance. As entrepreneurs you have a responsibility for the people who work with and for you, that includes physical and mental well-being.

Very authentic, credible, down-to earth and, yes, in part provoking. Anyone who reads this will take something useful, positive, perhaps even enlightening out of it.”

Ralf Caviezel
Head of Safety and Security at Cantonal Hospital Grisons
Commander Fire Brigade of the City of Domat/Ems, Switzerland

“The author Anton Doerig impressively shows how leadership, management and safety and security should be combined in this book. It offers you the opportunity to expand your own leadership understanding and competencies as well as connecting and complementing them with exemplary and job-related experiences from safety, security, emergency and crisis management.

Strong executives and clear decisions are essential, not only in extraordinary situations and crisis situations, but also in the area of intervention forces such as the police, the paramedics and the fire brigade. Goals have to be defined, clearly communicated and consistently implemented. Strong executives take their responsibilities seriously and are thus distinguished to their employees.

In the past, I have had the privilege of engaging the services of Anton Doerig several times. As an expert advisor, he always knows how to respond to the needs of his clients and support them successfully in upcoming challenges. He impressively demonstrates the high practical relevance. Although his statements are sometimes provocative, theyalso inspire reflection.

This book is a must for anyone committed to an innovative leadership style.”

“Digital change and the ongoing globalization cause a continuously growing complexity in our systems. An increasing amount of processes will be digitalized which leads to a high dependency on computer technology. safety and security, therefore, has to be seen under completely new aspects.

Today, leaders are more than ever required to take care of a feeling of safety, security, and stability for their teams and employees. This means that leaders need to have a deep understanding of human feelings, emotions and behavioral forms. Anton Doerig pays attention to these aspects in detail, which is verified by his great professional experience. This makes this book enjoyable and entertaining to read and gives a feeling of high credibility. Safety and security are still seen unilaterally in so many companies and numerous employees have a feeling of being controlled. The author disproves this aspect and gives a perfect overview about the dimension and possibilities on this topic. Therefore, this book is an extremely valuable piece of literature for any modern leader."

“‘True change starts from within,' a saying that many of us know but have a hard time applying. In moments of crisis, the majority of people and corporations stay stuck in chaos, doing the same thing and expecting different results.

Reading this book, you will gain new knowledge on how to achieve different results. The author shares his life and business experience providing various examples and What-To-Do’s. Enjoy, relax and apply.”

“The topic of ‘Leadership’ can either be described with a simple definition or rep- resent a highly complex, lengthy development process. However, in my opinion, developing one’s leadership style is a very personal journey in which one travels through several years of work and life experience.

Mr. Doerig’s approach in presenting the topic in an operational manner versus a theoretical leadership model is very effective. The life and work experiences that he shares in the book as practical Examples very effectively drive home the meaning of the material. Additionally, his “Tips” sections further reinforce each section’s theme and take-aways.

The book would be very useful to many different working populations as suggested in the introduction. Regardless, if the reader is a working leader with decades of experience or a young professional just joining the workforce, everyone will be able to gain new or refreshed leadership information.

Well done, Anton!”