It may be that the very qualities that help people get ahead are the ones that make them ill-suited for managing crises. It's hard to prepare for the worst when you think you're the best.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Some think that by preparing to deal with crises you make them more likely. I think the wiser judgment is the contrary. In this area at least, if you want peace or stability, it's better to prepare for war or instability.
Staying composed, focused, and effective under pressure are all about your mentality. People who successfully manage crises are able to channel their emotions into producing the behavior that they want.
In international or national crises, there are always questions of lack of confidence. You have to change the minds of the people in order to get results.
Crisis and pressure help foster change - that's why I'm not so pessimistic towards crises.
Some people have such a talent for making the best of a bad situation that they go around creating bad situations so they can make the best of them.
We've got to be judged by how we do in times of crisis.
Crises are part of life. Everybody has to face them, and it doesn't make any difference what the crisis is.
A typical leader has - a natural tendency is to be defensive in the face of a crisis. The first reaction is to blame someone - or something - else. Often, the blame is aimed at something abstract or non-controllable, which often has nothing to do with the crisis but is adjacent to whatever is going on, so it's an easy target.
I think to adequately manage a crisis, you have to see it. Because there's only so much somebody else can tell you about it, and they impose their own distortions on the description. You need to see it yourself.
Successful people recognize crisis as a time for change - from lesser to greater, smaller to bigger.