Are Women Leaders More Calm In A Crisis? 6 Tips On Keeping Cool

From Michelle Weldon, writing in Take the Lead:

Gender may or not play a role in how a leader handles a crisis, but as a women leader, you can decide how you will behave. And it is likely you will have a crisis on your hands eventually.

“A disaster is a moment of truth for an organization. It’s a time when competent leaders prove their mettle and when pretenders reveal their impotence. Data breaches, customer service debacles, recall fiascos — crises are everywhere, and countless institutions have been sunk by an unseen bombshell. But in many cases, it isn’t the crisis itself that causes an organization to flounder; too often it’s a leader’s response to the crisis that causes the greatest damage,” writes Karima Mariama-Arthur, founder and CEO of WordSmithRapport in Entrepreneur.

Here are five tips from experts on how best to handle a crisis on your watch. It does not have to be life or death, but a crisis can have grave consequences professionally, economically and personally. It’s best to know how to manage yourself and your team during such chaotic times.

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