How a Threatening Situation can turn Leaders into A**holes (and what to do about it)
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During times of change, especially when the change is threatening, the right response for leaders is to double-down on flexibility and problem-solving. Unfortunately, as researchers have discovered, CEO’s often fall victim to the “threat rigidity” effect. Under pressure, their utilization of information narrows, they revert to controlling behavior and they generally rely on things that used to work.
How a Threatening Situation can turn Leaders into A**holes (and what to do about it)
How a Threatening Situation can turn Leaders…
How a Threatening Situation can turn Leaders into A**holes (and what to do about it)
During times of change, especially when the change is threatening, the right response for leaders is to double-down on flexibility and problem-solving. Unfortunately, as researchers have discovered, CEO’s often fall victim to the “threat rigidity” effect. Under pressure, their utilization of information narrows, they revert to controlling behavior and they generally rely on things that used to work.