Charles J. Maikish is a trial lawyer, engineer, corporate executive, and top advisor to the Governor and Mayor of NY. As the only leader to command through both World Trade Center attacks, he stabilizes complex organizations under extraordinary strain.
- Legal & Regulatory Strategy: 10 years as a trial lawyer managing high-stakes liability.
- Engineering & Construction: Spearheaded the $30B Lower Manhattan redevelopment.
- Corporate M&A & Restructuring: Led physical and tech integrations for Citi, JPMorgan, and Chase.
- Security & Geopolitical Risk: Expert in counterterrorism, life safety, and global threat mitigation.
Manage the Moment
The Crisis Management Framework from the Only Leader Who Commanded Through Both World Trade Center Attacks
In Manage the Moment, Charlie Maikish distills decades of high-pressure leadership into a sensible framework for managing uncertainty when decisions cannot wait, and conditions are rapidly changing.
Through the five phases of crisis leadership, response, stabilization, reconstruction, recovery, and return to normalcy, Charlie provides leaders with a disciplined operational model for restoring continuity, aligning teams, and moving organizations forward against the odds.
These lessons were honed during some of the most consequential crises America has faced. The framework applies wherever leadership is tested by disruption and chaos.
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Charles J. Maikish, Esq.
Author | Lecturer | Consultant | Certified Mediator
For Charlie Maikish, crisis leadership has never been about reacting to chaos. It has always been about restoring clarity, stabilizing operations, and helping institutions move forward under extraordinary pressure.
Across leadership roles at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, JPMorgan Chase, Citibank, and Columbia University, Charlie developed a disciplined approach to decision-making forged through real-world responsibility where the stakes were immediate, and the margin for error was gone.
Strategic Guidance for Leaders Navigating Uncertainty
Charlie Maikish is a sought-after speaker, advisor, and organizational survivorship authority who works with leaders facing complexity, operational pressure, and institutional disruption.
With expertise developed across global finance, infrastructure, crisis management, and large-scale organizational recovery, Charlie helps executive teams strengthen resilience, improve preparedness, and lead with clarity when conditions become perilous.
His engagements combine operational insight, leadership discipline, and usable frameworks for preparing during peacetime before moments of disruption place systems, people, and leadership under extreme strain.
The Manage the Moment Framework
Charlie’s operational framework for helping organizations respond, stabilize, recover, and restore continuity when leadership matters most.