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8 Dimensions of Crisis Mastery

September 6th, 2012

By Dr. Jim Taylor My work in the business world, that has included helping companies survive crises of all sorts, has revealed eight dimensions that distinguish those who respond well to a crisis from those who don’t. Your ability to reject the crisis mentality and cultivate an opportunity psychology depends on your developing these essential […]

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Tags: behavior, business, change, crisis, culture, emotions, leadership, vision
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Business: Four Emotions to Avoid in a Crisis

July 10th, 2012

By Dr. Jim Taylor Our primitive brains, which have yet to catch up with the challenges of business life in the 21st century, will likely cause you to feel four emotions when faced with a crisis in your work, what I call the caveman crisis chain: fear, frustration, anger, and despair. As I noted in […]

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Tags: anger, business, crisis, despair, emotions, fear, frustration
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Don’t Go “Caveman” in a Crisis

May 17th, 2012

By Dr. Jim Taylor Research has shown that when we experience a crisis, we regress back to our primitive ancestors; we go caveman! We fall back on most deeply ingrained instincts and habits that have served us well for eons by ensuring our survival, namely, by triggering the “fight-or-flight” response. This primal reaction produces intense […]

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Tags: business, caveman, control, crisis, emotions, fight, flight, reactions, threat
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Crisis: Emotional Threat or Challenge

March 13th, 2012

By Dr. Jim Taylor Emotions lie at the heart of how you respond to crises. They are the starting point for all of the reactions that we have toward a crisis. They are also the first obstacle to establishing a positive response to a crisis. That is why it is essential to understand the role […]

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Tags: challenge, crisis, emotions, reactions, threat
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Wanted: Sacrifices for Obama’s Reelection Campaign

July 19th, 2011

By Dan Miller President Obama and others negotiating an end to the debt limit mess are searching for ways out of a political crisis of their own making and trying desperately to kick cans full of worms and of blame down the road to avoid losses during next year’s elections. Solving the underlying problems would […]

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Tags: crisis, debt limit, entitlements, Medicare, negotiations, pandering, SS, taxes
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