Leaders in chaos create more chaos
Sunday, October 20, 2019 at 10:54AM 
Beware the 'chaos conveyer' leader. "They’re all over the place," was a description I heard from a team recently. Whether they’re hyped up on too much coffee (or energy drinks), lacking sleep or overwhelmed with too much of everything, the chaotic leader rarely makes sense.
They're described as ‘intense’; they interrupt, are impatient, shut things down and can have a distorted view of time, deadlines and scope. Then.... zzzzing! They're out of one meeting and dashing to the next, out of control.
The danger is, their chaos creates more chaos.
Their mood, energy and character creates uncertainty and chaos. No wonder people disappear and disengage; it’s all too much!
It doesn't make sense because they don't:
🙀think
🙀prepare or
🙀manage their state ... before lurching into a leadership situation.
They're often 'winging it', and not in a good, creative way.
Volatile times require leaders who can bring sense to situations, no matter what’s going on.
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