Do Limitless Leaders face threats? If we do, how to we best handle them?

We have been taught about the two types of responses to threats we face. Harvard Medical School describes it like this.

The amygdala sends a distress signal, the hypothalamus activates the sympathetic nervous system by sending signals through the autonomic nerves to the adrenal glands. These glands respond by pumping the hormone epinephrine (also known as adrenaline) into the bloodstream. From which we stay on high alert if the danger remains. 

Harvard Medical School Heatlh Publishing.

However, there exists a 3rd response seldom talked about but often described in this sentence:

Researchers say freezing or standing still when a threat is detected is a defensive reaction. This behaviour allows the prey to stay undetected or unnoticed while facing a predator. 

The Limitless Leader does face threats in her journey. And the reaction may vary from Fight, Flight or Freeze.

In an organization, the third reaction has been named Threat Rigidity Response. When faced with a threat, some may decide to freeze innovation, narrow the focus on what has worked, lean into what made the enterprise successful in the past. 

The challenge is that the environment for what has worked in the past has significantly changed. Such like the environment we are all working through today. How does the Limitless Leader face these threats today?

• Self Awareness. What reactions do I instinctively have? Fight. Flight. Freeze ( not doing anything )
• With your team, create a new framework to gain insights into this constantly evolving situation.
• Test rapidly. Test often. Discover Failures Fast.
• Move Forward Fast following these precepts:
• Minimizing Liabilities. Maximize Agility.

How are you approaching threats in your Limitless Leader’s Journey?

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Tito Kang

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