Leaders in time of crisis

 Hi all ka...hope you're starting your Wednesday in an ok mood ka.

 

I've had a chance to read several articles about leadership in time of crisis and wish to share these two na ka:

 

1. Harry Kraemer (March 23, 2020) pointed out 2 mantras leaders have to keep repeating it by heart:

 

Mantra 1: You’re going to do the right thing, and you’re going to do the best you can do.

I think it's good to boost our own confidence while keeping our morale high knowing we'll decide what's best for all in such a situation ka.

 

Mantra 2: You’re going to tell people what you know, what you don’t know, and when you’ll get back to them to discuss what you didn’t know before.

In today's world, people can access information from different sources and leaders are the ones to build trust with accurate information at the right time. 

 

So personally, we need to know who to team up with, how to verify data and info, what and when to deliver....all to keep our communities informed and cooperative.

 

If it's something new, people can accept it when we inform them, we don't know and will keep them informed about the learning process and the findings.

 

This is the link in case you wish to read the full article ka:

https://harrykraemer.org/2020/03/23/two-principles-for-leading-your-organization-through-the-covid-19-crisis-article/

 

2. Based on Michelle Buck's insights (October 30, 2020) on, 'How to Develop a Leadership Mindset for Uncertain Times', these 4 principles are shared ka:

·       Leverage the power of reflection as our values and purpose can give us consistency…..and hopefully our leaders are good people to do for the communities ka.

·       Think about how they can generate transformation from adversity to benefit from the situation.

·       Create a sense of safety for those around them to help them feel comfortable to speak up and be creative.

·       Embrace ‘both/and’ thinking as opposed to ‘either/or’ with open-mindedness that may lead to productive solutions.

Source: https://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/article/leadership-mindset-uncertain-times 

 

The two articles were written last year and I think in normal or abnormal times, leaders need to learn to look within to know themselves better and to stay strong/sane while going beyond their own selves to listen and decide with empathy and facts.

 

Tough to lead in normal times but super tough in difficult times to อยู่รอด na ka. Dr. Santitarn Sathirathai uses three terms for leadership in different times as อยู่รอด อยู่เป็น อยู่ยาว ka. Now, I have to keep my mouth shut before referring to some particular groups we've been seeing kraa.