Abstract
The current research aims to testing the impact of leadership styles (autocratic, democratic) in crises management (Making decision response, communications and information flows, Mobilization of resources) through strategic planning (Mission, objectives, and environmental analysis, and strategic choice) among managers of the Iraqi Ministry of electricity. Questionnaire has been adopted as a tool in data and information relating to research, as it had prepared on the basis of number of scales and finished using the included Likert quintet, which has been subjected to standards of validity and reliability and distributed to a sample consisting of (96) managers at the three departments of Ministry of electricity, Statistical methods have produce number of results, perhaps most notably: there was a significant correlation and effect between (style of leadership and strategic planning) and (style of leadership and crises management) and (strategic planning and crises management), and the level of impact of the patterns of leadership in crises management is increasing the presence of strategic planning, either with respect to the recommendations it is necessary to strengthen leadership in Ministry discussed crises management and strategic planning by participating in training courses to increase their experience and knowledge in the use of modern and effective methods , And access to and benefit from the experiences of developed countries in the best possible way
