Pandemics, disasters, and other emergencies impose a burden on health care leaders. Strong crisis leadership is critical for an effective, coordinated response within the increased demands for health care services an emergency creates. This session will discuss tools needed by the nurse leaders to provide effective delegation and team management during crisis, including recognizing crisis, quick decision-making, effective communication, balancing centralizing and delegating duties, and teamwork. Lessons learned during the pandemic will be discussed.