The following questions can help managers identify ways to…

The following questions can help managers identify ways to exercise control over what happens next. Specifying, what aspects of the situation can I directly influence to change the course of this adverse event? Visualizing, what would the Manager I most admire do in the situation? Collaborating. Who on my team can help me and what’s the best way to engage that person or those people? A manager can focus intently on how they might affect an events outcome. Specifying how can I step up to make the most immediate positive impact on this situation Visualizing. What positive effect might my efforts have on those around me? Collaborating. How can I mobilize the efforts of those who are hanging back? Breadth- Specifying. What can I do to reduce the potential downside of this adverse event even by 10%? What can I do to maximize the potential upside even by 10%? Visualizing, what strength and resources will my team and I develop by addressing this event? Collaborating. What can each of us do on our own and what can we do collectively to contain the damage and transform the situation into an opportunity? Duration Visualizing. What do I want life to look like on the other side of this adversity? Specifying. What can I do in the next few minutes or hours to move in that direction? Collaborating. What sequence of steps can we put together as a team, and what processes can we develop in adopt to see us through the other side of this hardship?

— from Expanding Your Range (Growth/Change/Education/Learning/Habit) · Mental Toughness by HBR

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