What Went Wrong in the South Korean Ferry Disaster? | The New Yorker
The New Yorker
Why leaders watch it
Shows how rigid hierarchy and deference delayed decisions in the Sewol ferry disaster, a stark lesson in speaking up and command failure.
A New Yorker short documentary about the 2014 sinking of the Sewol ferry in South Korea, based on the film In the Absence. It examines the failures in the rescue and the political aftermath.
Takeaways
- Deference to hierarchy can cost lives
- Unclear authority delays critical decisions
- Leaders must enable bad news to travel up
Topics: Failure, safety & learning orgs, Crisis & high-stakes leadership
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