As a leader of a company, you’re responsible for the outcome of the organization, even though you may not be directly involved in the day-to-day operations.

The job isn’t easy, and you will be tested along the road.

Even during the most challenging of times, you need to emerge as a qualified leader who is equipped to manage the company during the best of times as well as the challenging times.

Here’s how top leaders have reacted to organizational crises:

1. They didn’t get emotional

Expect employees to panic during a crisis. If the company has suffered losses, employees will naturally worry about their jobs. They look to their leaders for answers. Leaders should remain calm and collected when faced with a crisis. In order to pull the company out of this situation, a leader needs clarity to devise good strategies.

2. They were strong-headed

Fear causes panic. When leaders appear fearful, it stresses their employee which in turn causes productivity levels to decline.

On the other hand, strong-headed leaders encourage employee to be brave too. You don’t want productivity to drop when you’ve already been hit with some sort of crisis.

3. They took ownership

The best leaders own their successes and their losses. The moment leaders start blaming employees for a crisis, it sends employees into a frenzy. Taking responsibility of a crisis will push your employees to work with you with all their heart. You need to work as a team to pull yourself out such situations.

4. They were resilient

Charismatic leaders understand that failures are a part of business. Not everything you try is going to have a positive outcome. When faced with a challenge, they take it in stride instead of getting overwhelmed.

5. They always had a positive attitude

Everyone can get weighed down by negativity but not top leaders. The defining quality of the best leaders is that they are left unshaken when times are bad. It’s imperative that leaders keep team-morale high during a crisis situation.

At a time of crisis, you need to regroup and reinforce corporate culture to ensure unity and establish focus.  Re-energize your workforce by inviting motivational speaker Jon Petz to your next corporate event. His presentations are sure to resonate with your employees.

Call his team now at 877-457-3981 to book Jon or find out where he’s speaking next.