Under pressure, people watch the person in charge for a read on how bad things are. Your visible calm is part of the job, and it is mostly produced by preparation and by naming the facts out loud.
Part 01
The lesson
Shrink the problem to the next action. 'What is the one thing we do in the next hour?' restores momentum faster than any analysis.
Reflection
Questions to sit with
- 01If nothing changed in your habits for five years, where would you end up?
- 02What decision are you currently avoiding, and what is the avoidance costing?
- 03Do the people you lead know exactly what you expect of them?
Put it into practice
Action points
- 01Write a one-page statement of the direction you are committing to for the next six months, with three concrete milestones.
- 02Do a weekly review for four weeks: what I owned, what I avoided, what I decide next week.