Crisis Leadership: From Battlefield to Boardroom
Every business owner we've ever met has said it: it's probably fine. It's usually not fine.
This episode, Lucy and Jemma sit down with Stuart Barker, a former military intelligence and law enforcement operator turned keynote speaker and corporate director — for a masterclass in decision-making under real pressure. Stuart takes us inside a 2010 raid on a Taliban compound in Helmand province that should have been a clean win, until a corrupt government official tried to walk off with the evidence in front of his team. What happens in the sixty seconds between a celebration and a crisis?
Stuart breaks down the models he leaned on in that moment - and the ones he now uses to run a logistics company through Brexit and COVID, including his own \"3 Rs\" (regulate, reflect, respond), why \"clarity beats certainty\" when the pressure's on, and the worst decision he's ever made, and why. Along the way: the sociology of trust, why \"weak ties\" matter more than hierarchy in a crisis, and what most organisations get wrong about who's really making their decisions.
A conversation about leadership, ethics, and what actually happens when the plan meets reality.
Stuart Barker is represented by Professional Guest Speakers. https://www.professionalguestspeakers.co.uk/stuart-barker
It's Probably Fine is a podcast from Decidr Live, hosted by Lucy and Jemma. https://inclusivechange.co.uk/probably-fine-podcast-page
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