(Recorded 3-21-25)
If there is one thing we've learned over the last several months and years, all we can predict is a lack of predictability. But how do you, as a leader, respond and react in the face of this seemingly ever-changing workplace landscape? Ask yourself a few questions and be honest with your responses:
- Do you come unhinged when a situation does not go as planned❓
- Do you turn plaid (little Spaceballs reference) when an employee does not do as you requested ❓
- Do you get borderline apoplectic when things go a bit sideways❓
Simply, the above-described behaviors are unacceptable even, and especially, in the face of tension, tumult or terror. It is under those circumstances that a leader's demeanor and actions are of paramount importance. So, what can and should the best of us do in the worst of circumstances?
Two words: Inspire Calm.
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Oh, and GO BLUE!
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Michael S. Cohen is a partner in Duane Morris’ Employment, Labor, Benefits and Immigration Practice Group. He concentrates his practice in the areas of employment law training and counseling. Michael is a nationally-recognized thought leader on workplace culture and human resources issues. He has trained and counseled employers throughout the country and regularly conducts more than 200 trainings each year.
Michael Cohen (215) 979-1882
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