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How to Stay Calm Under Pressure: 6 Signs Your Team Knows
Season 1, Ep. 424
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You may think that you’re highly resilient, an expert at staying calm under pressure… but your team could be experiencing something completely different. They're the ones who see your lack of composure.
If you panic, that leaks onto your team. And every minute they spend managing your mood is a minute they don't spend delivering results.
This is the final instalment in our 7-part series, recut from a live workshop I ran called Stop Rescuing Your Underperformers. I've been looking at one leadership blind spot each day.
There's a person on your team who isn't delivering, and the premise I'm exploring this week is that they're more likely to be a symptom of the problem, rather than the root cause of it.
Underperformers are made. They're made by the things their leaders do, but can't see the impact of.
Today is number seven: Resilience. Are you a Landmine Leader? A Teflon Leader? A Catatonic Leader? Your people know which one you are, and no amount of “game face” can cover it up.
So before you decide your team is withholding bad news from you, look at yourself first: are you creating an environment where they can bring you anything? Or do they have to worry about reading your mood first?
If you want to fix your blindspots, doors for the next global cohort of Leadership Beyond the Theory close on 25th September. Invest 9-weeks to set yourself up for a lifetime of exceptional leadership performance.
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The 7 Leadership Blind Spots, one a day:
1. Drive Accountability. Do people deliver for you, or do they make excuses? (Ep.418)
2. Handle Conflict. Can you have the tough conversations that weak leaders avoid? (Ep.419)
3. Work at Level. Are you leading at the right altitude, or stuck in the weeds? (Ep.420)
4. Deliver Value. Are you focused on outcomes that matter, or just ticking boxes? (Ep.421)
5. Make Great Decisions. Are you decisive when it counts, or do you overthink it? (Ep.422)
6. Master Ambiguity. Can you make decisions when you don't have all the answers? (Ep.423)
7. Build Resilience. Do you stay calm when everything's falling apart? (Ep.424)
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