Are you taking the lead with calm and certainty?
But what seems to be even more contagious is fear and panic – negative emotion.
And we’re seeing and experiencing this right here in Australia and around the globe right now.
Just this week I’ve had numerous coaching calls with executive women at the forefront of coming up with responses to COVID-19 as they support their staff and constituents. I’m delighted to say these clients are staying calmly confident, taking the lead with implementing creative solutions, business continuity plans, all the while proactively communicating to staff, boards and customers.
Calm, certainty and compassion are the antidotes
“You can’t ask other people to believe you …… if you don’t back yourself.” ~ Jacinda Ardern
As an executive or leader in your business or community it’s your role to get on the front foot with this and compassionately create an environment of calm and certainty. Panicking or sticking your head in the sand and waiting for someone else to take the lead are both options, but not the ones that will serve you or your career into the future.
When you maintain your calm and keep your cool you’ll:
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Be less reactive
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Think more creatively
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Communicate more clearly
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Adapt more easily
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Make better decisions more easily and
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Take better care of both yourself and others along the way.
“Femininity is the operating system of twenty-first century progress. Women—and the men who can think like them—are creating a future we’ll all want to inhabit” ~ John Gezerma
Interestingly too these things are often deemed more in alignment with “feminine leadership” traits. In fact, they all come from what I’ve identified as the three feminine leadership superpowers:
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Active listening
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Clear communication
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Emotional intelligence.
Research tells us that when executive women are reminded of these three things, we perform far better.
So take this as your reminder during this crazy time.
Your time and responsibility to take the lead
The people in your organisation will be looking to you to take their cues. Whether they catch the virus or not is not something you can do too much about other than implement protocols as advised by authorities and experts, and tailor with common sense to suit the needs of your business.
But you can help when it comes to protecting or infecting your team’s emotional state.
Great leaders know this and understand that being calm and proactive, rather than panicked and reactive will not only help them cope more effectively, but will be far better in both the long and short term for their staff and businesses as well.
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