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Calm Broadcast: Leading Emotions in Crisis
In crisis, your emotions infect the team. Your calm = their stability. This trains calm under pressure.
Goal
Beat the leader who unconsciously broadcasts panic, doubling team panic. Calm is a trainable skill.
Steps
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Before any crisis meeting, take 5 min alone. Close door. Sit upright.
Expected Outcome
Immediate
Team notices your calm. Someone says: "I felt confident because you seemed grounded." Calm is visible.
Evidence base
School: Crisis Leadership / Emotional Contagion
Founders: Daniel Goleman · Sigal Barsade · Andrew Weil (2002)
Emotional contagion studied in Barsade (2002). 4-7-8 breath from Andrew Weil. Goleman linked calm to Primal Leadership (2002) as top crisis-leader trait.
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Frequently asked questions
How long does "Calm Broadcast: Leading Emotions in Crisis" take?
This exercise takes about 30 minutes, practiced solo in a Somatic format.
When will I notice the effect of "Calm Broadcast: Leading Emotions in Crisis"?
Team notices your calm. Someone says: "I felt confident because you seemed grounded." Calm is visible. In the short term: Within a month, you develop "intuition" to catch your tension before broadcasting. Pre-explosion selection.
Is "Calm Broadcast: Leading Emotions in Crisis" evidence-based?
Yes — it draws on Crisis Leadership / Emotional Contagion (Daniel Goleman, Sigal Barsade, Andrew Weil (2002)). Emotional contagion studied in Barsade (2002). 4-7-8 breath from Andrew Weil. Goleman linked calm to Primal Leadership (2002) as top crisis-leader trait.
Is "Calm Broadcast: Leading Emotions in Crisis" suitable for beginners?
Its difficulty level is: Advanced. No external tools required — it can be practiced directly inside the app.
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