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Leading through a crisis

Leading through a crisis

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Leading through a crisis

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- As a leader, you are constantly putting out fires and others, including your team, are still looking to you for inspiration, motivation, and answers. You are the captain of the ship, whether it's sinking or not, so it's important for you to never stop leading even through a crisis. So in this lesson, I want to teach you how to remain a calm and confident leader under crisis situations. First, take it slow, take as much time as you can when responding or taking action through the crisis. It is always better to slow down and respond, than to react in an instant. It is so easy for us, including myself, to fall into the right now trap due to the human brain's fight or flight response to stress. So it's important to take a breath, override that instinct, and slow down. So take more time to make decisions, especially when there is a crisis. Next, I want you to overly and effectively communicate. People get nervous about their…

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