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Dealing with the Two Fronts of Every Crisis

Leading Blog

E VERY CRISIS places a leader between two fronts: Issue and Fear. Understanding the difference and managing both is key to dealing with a crisis successfully. There is the crisis where the issue is known, there is a procedure for handling it, and success in dealing with it comes down to proper execution of the solution.

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How To Use The Flexible Method During A Business Crisis

Eric Jacobson

“Disasters and crises are inevitable, but businesses do not have to face them unprepared,” explains James Burstall , author of the new book, The Flexible Method: Prepare To Prosper In The Next Global Crisis. The first place to turn when widening your circle externally is your sector or industry network. How are your peers responding?

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The Stresses Of Leadership Shortens Life Expectancy

The Horizons Tracker

New research from BerkeleyHaas is perhaps unlikely to shift the sympathy needle too much, but it does nonetheless highlight the damage the stresses of leadership has on those at the top. The health implications of stress are a very under-studied dimension for many jobs,” the researchers explain.

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Protecting Your Employees (and Yourself) from the Stress-Connection Gap

Michael Lee Stallard

The nature of modern work has caused stress to rise to unhealthy levels at a time when people are also struggling with increased isolation. These and other factors have squeezed out time for face-to-face human connection, which has contributed to a public health crisis that is even more deadly than the crisis from rising obesity.

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4 Trends Impacting the Future of the Event Industry – Guest Blogger Becca Lyon

leaderCommunicator

However, human interaction isn’t any less important than it was before the crisis. In fact, it’s a lifeline for people in isolation dealing with stress and anxiety. Even as some states open up “nonessential” businesses and lift stay-at-home orders, large events remain off the table for safety.

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May 2020 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Bernd Geropp provided Leading in times of crisis. Bernd asks us to consider: “How you can stay calm and positive within the storm, and how can you engage the hearts and minds of your people in times of crisis?” Jim considers: “We like to think that, if we don’t sweat the small stuff, then our stress is reduced.

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What Healthcare Can Teach Us About Burnout

The Horizons Tracker

Indeed, prior to the Covid pandemic, research from Harvard found that burnout among physicians alone was costing the healthcare industry an incredible $4.6 In this paper, we show that EHR stress is associated with burnout, even after controlling for a lot of different demographic and practice characteristics.