Leading Blog

AUGUST 3, 2021

The human brain is a miracle of survival and, from a psychological and evolutionary perspective, this makes sense. We have a human need for steadiness and predictability. They’re at least partially designed to reduce uncertainty and stress. Straying into the uncertainty of caring is uncomfortable.

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Michael Lee Stallard

JUNE 5, 2021

They are surrounded by a dangerous environment that poses a threat to their physical health. On top of changes to our physical health, we’ve had to navigate this period of uncertainty, stress, and loss without our emotional and social support systems functioning as they did pre-pandemic. Their home also serves as their workplace.

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Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

First, don’t allow yourself to become so overwhelmed and distracted by the uncertainties—what you don’t know—that you lose sight of what you do know, and what you can control. The most important thing a leader can do in this COVID-19 environment is to recognize that adversity represents their greatest opportunity to lead.

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Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

First, don’t allow yourself to become so overwhelmed and distracted by the uncertainties—what you don’t know—that you lose sight of what you do know, and what you can control. The most important thing a leader can do in this COVID-19 environment is to recognize that adversity represents their greatest opportunity to lead.

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Eric Jacobson

DECEMBER 29, 2020

First, don’t allow yourself to become so overwhelmed and distracted by the uncertainties—what you don’t know—that you lose sight of what you do know, and what you can control. The most important thing a leader can do in this COVID-19 environment is to recognize that adversity represents their greatest opportunity to lead.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2016

Children challenge us to accept that stability is not normal and that developing the readiness to deal with uncertainty and accept new daily challenges will make us perform better as parents. Respecting psychological safety as a universal human need. As our children grow, we grow with them.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 11, 2017

We contend that a dominant leader becomes more appealing than a prestige leader when the socioeconomic environment is riddled with uncertainty. In other words, endorsing a dominant leader in times of uncertainty is a response aimed at restoring one’s sense of personal control.

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