Crisis doesn’t reveal your plan — it reveals your posture.

Nobody hands you a syllabus for crisis leadership.

It just shows up, taps you on the shoulder and says "you're up." In this first episode of our Resilient Leadership series, we're diving into what actually happens when everything shifts and your team is looking at you, not the plan.

I share my experience on an Air Force crisis response team and why the person with the biggest title isn't always who you want leading when chaos hits. Plus, what my new client discovered when they realized they had zero idea who on their team could actually handle pressure.

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1. The three crisis realities every leader must know (and why most leadership training misses them completely)
2. Why your team reads your breathing before they hear your words
3. The exact four things to say when crisis hits (short, clear, unshakeable, human)
4. How to identify who should actually be on your crisis team (hint: it's not about titles)
5. Why uncertainty spreads faster than facts and what to do about it
6. The difference between suppressing emotions and regulating them for your team

Your team isn't reading your crisis plan. They're reading your nervous system.

In crisis, people don't follow procedures - they follow your breathing pattern, your shoulder tension, that micro-pause before you speak. You don't need all the answers. You need to be the person who refuses to panic first. That's it. That's the whole game. Your calm becomes a resource your team borrows to survive.

Look at your team right now. If crisis hit tomorrow, who would you tap for communication? Who would study the room? Would it be you? If you don't know, that's your first step. Start observing who stays steady when small stressors hit. Those are your crisis leaders, regardless of their titles

• What is my default response when uncertainty hits - do I go silent or flood with information?

• Who do I need to be in order to lead (not what do I need to know)?

• When has my energy shifted an entire room, for better or worse?

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