Terrible Leadership after Boston Bombing

Terrible Leadership after Boston Bombing
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Terrible Leadership after Boston Bombing
The response leadership involved in response to the Boston Marathon Bombing was inadequate and bad. Governor Deval Patrick failed to demonstrate good leadership skills in response to the incident. This is because:
* No one was responsible for answering the questions regarding the bombing despite the presence of various leaders from the Metro Boston Homeland Security Region. Based on the report, no one was responsible, although the crisis leaders were available, although he was asked to locate the statehouse (Marcus et al., 2014).
* Despite the matter being a national security threat, there was no hierarchal leadership that would be held accountable for the entire operations. The report only indicates a swarm of leadership skills in which no individual was involved in the entire operations. This limited the amount of evidence that could be used to prosecute the victims.
* There were no collaborations between the various forces in the investigation process, yet they claimed to have accomplished more than any other crime scene events.
* The emergency response to the incident was altruistic, probably due to fears and confusion due to the incident that saw volunteers running up and down to help the wounded.
* Swarm intelligence was applied in response to the incident. Based on research analysis, swarm intelligence may be applicable in other animal populations or insects, such as termites or ants. However, the lack of command or a leader in charge leads to no answers in human beings.
* Boston Marathon Bombing shows a lack of leadership skills from Governor Patrick, who would have taken control of the incident. Instead, he asked how he would help, yet he was the leader. After appointing the investigation team leader, the governor failed to portray leadership skills and went around asking people whether they were okay. He should have played the role of a leader, helping develop ideas that would have helped resolve the problem and ensure emergency responses were adequate.
* Despite the challenges, many people survived the attack, thanks to the flexible leadership style seen in the decision-making process. Vario...