{"id":936,"date":"2008-03-17T03:44:32","date_gmt":"2008-03-17T03:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svapm.org\/2008\/03\/17\/leadership-under-pressure\/"},"modified":"2019-08-07T14:35:40","modified_gmt":"2019-08-07T21:35:40","slug":"leadership-under-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/svapm.org\/?p=936","title":{"rendered":"Leadership Under Pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" alt=\"t_ship_storm-sxchu-596115_97504662_c_alexey_lyashevskiy.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/svapm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/t_ship_storm-sxchu-596115_97504662_c_alexey_lyashevskiy.jpg\" \/>What do you do<\/strong> to support yourself, to help you work well, be an effective leader, under pressure?<\/p>\n<p>Being a leader can be stressful. Very stressful. There&#8217;s a lot going on, a lot of responsibility. Competitive threats. Murphy&#8217;s Law. Personal conflicts. This isn&#8217;t going to change, so the question is &#8220;what can I, as a leader, do to be effective in a high-pressure environment?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->I&#8217;ve observed that leadership attracts people who thrive on challenge, and furthermore who are naturally tough. Let&#8217;s face it: great leaders have the mandate to take on tough issues that nobody else wants to look at. It can be immensely satisfying work, but also difficult.<\/p>\n<p>Thus I think leaders are susceptible to being &#8220;too tough&#8221; and not getting support that could really help them to be less harried in the midst of pressure, and thus make better decisions through &#8220;stormy seas.&#8221; And with all of the talk these days about sustainability, I think it&#8217;s right on the mark to talk about how as leaders, we can also be sustainable. Frankly, our organizations need us.<\/p>\n<p>This week I&#8217;ll cover several things that you can do as a leader to support yourself in a high-pressure environment. See if there&#8217;s something this week that looks promising to you, that you&#8217;d be willing to try out.<\/p>\n<p>And throughout the week, post your comments and let us all know what&#8217;s worked for you, and what hasn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>Paul.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Connect Leadership\" href=\"http:\/\/connectleadership.com\">http:\/\/connectleadership.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What do you do to support yourself, to help you work well, be an effective leader, under pressure? 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