Hello again, loyal leaders! Captain Fletch ready for takeoff to another edition of the Leadership Toolbox. Last month we examined the difficulty and importance of critical feedback within an organization. In this installment, I look at another common word often associated with great leaders: composure. Without going to the dictionary, some definitions that come to mind include:
As an athlete, I enjoy pressure. I relish the gut feeling that I had to either execute or fail my teammates. That feeling helped create some of the most memorable moments of my life. In baseball, I was best known for producing hits in counts with two strikes. Knowing I only had one more to work with forced me to clear my head and focus on the task at hand: seeing the ball and hitting it.