Crisis In The Workplace

What is a crisis in the workplace? Obviously, with the Pandemic, there are many answers to that question!

But, what about in a ‘normal’ time? A crisis might look like a problem, challenge, a sales opportunity, running a staff meeting for the first time, a looming deadline, or speaking in public.

How do we prepare ourselves, and our people, to perform under pressure? Maxwell Maltz lists out 3 things that help people perform in a 'crisis'.

• Practice Without Pressure: learning while under stress creates ‘muscle memory’ for only one option. Learning without stress creates muscle memory for multiple options. The stressed brain cannot be creative or solve problems. How can you help your people perform without pressure in your workplace?

• Cultivating A Positive (Offensive) Mindset: Offense vs. Defense; those that focus on moving forward, even in tiny steps, during a challenge perform better both during a challenge and when not in a challenge. Those who focus on moving forward (thinking about the future) perform better than those who focus on what we’ve done in the past (historical perspective). How can you help your people keep the future in mind when they are being challenged?

• Limit The Drama Using Perspective: People who look at a small problem and blow it out of proportion can never succeed. Those who look at a problem from various perspectives come out of a challenge better than others. How can you put your workplace challenges in perspective for your people?

If you’d like to know more, CLICK HERE for teaching from John Maxwell, my friend, mentor, and business partner on how to do just that in these trying times.