{"id":420,"date":"2020-03-16T13:08:54","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T13:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/securityofbuffalo.com\/?p=420"},"modified":"2020-03-16T13:43:54","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T13:43:54","slug":"leading-in-times-of-stress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/securityofbuffalo.com\/2020\/03\/16\/leading-in-times-of-stress\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership in Times of Stress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s challenging times require leaders to make a special effort to ensure their own wellbeing and that of their teams.\u00a0 Those of us who have worked in times of high pressure are aware of the toll a rapidly-changing and stressful situation can take on the leader and on the team.<\/p>\n<p>It does not matter the cause of the pressure: a customer issue, an employee concern, navigating one&#8217;s team through a pandemic, conducting critical FBI investigations, or leading a team in the military; stress is stress.\u00a0 The Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress at the Uniformed Services University offered these useful tips, among many others, in their article, &#8220;Military Leadership in Stressful Situations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Effective communication is essential during stressful events&#8230;Leaders who communicate effectively spend 90% of the time listening and 10% of the time talking.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;In order for leaders to take care of others, they must first take care of themselves.\u00a0 In other words, reducing stress in others requires leading by example.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read this excellent reminder from the Uniformed Services University, a leader in military medicine, for ways to be more helpful to your people and to take better care of yourself.\u00a0 It is worth your time!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/securityofbuffalo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/CSTS_FS_Military_Leadership_Stressful_Situations.pdf\">CSTS_FS_Military_Leadership_Stressful_Situations<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s challenging times require leaders to make a special effort to ensure their own wellbeing and that of their teams.\u00a0 Those of us who have worked in times of high pressure are aware of the toll a rapidly-changing and stressful situation can take on the leader and on the team. 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