The chances of another pandemic are low, but your members will likely get through other crises such as increased demands with stagnant budgets, local crises, changes in laws or regulations, etc. This would help them lead themselves and their teams through those situations and will help them break the paradigm they have of always staying within one leadership framework that someone sold to them as the best. This would help them be more flexible with their approach to find an effective solution faster.

1. Hélio Vogas
LEADERSHIP
IN CRISIS

7. I had one member of staff who refused to work from home, he said he could do nothing and still
get 80% of pay – apparently he told other members of staff this is what he would be doing.
Prior to lockdown, mechanisms were put in place to enable all staff to work from home, this
individual did not engage. All staff were given targets, I wanted to use this time to review
policies, procedures, risk management, business plans etc., making us stronger on our return.
This individual then started to say he couldn’t work without a computer, excuses that he would
not go and collect it as he was self-isolating.
Ultimately, I wrote to him, saying that he was not ‘furloughed’, as there is work he could be
doing from home and ask such, I would not be signing off his monthly pay.
Additionally, as he is one of my older members of staff, I suggested that he might want to look
into how not being paid might affect his pension.
Happy to say, he is now fully engaging.

9. THE BEST TIME TO PREPARE
FOR A CRISIS IS
NOW!

11. D
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ECISIVE ACTION WITH REVERSIBLE DECISIONS
LIMINATE LOW-PRIORITY DECISIONS
LARIFY OBJECTIVES & PRIORITIES
NCREMENTAL RISK-TAKING
ON'T FORGET YOUR BODY
MBRACE FEEDBACK & AVOID OVERCONFIDENCE

12. “Better is a person of humble standing
who nevertheless has a servant, than one
who pretends to be somebody important
yet has no food.”
- King Solomon
Proverbs 12:9

16. Leading Through Crisis Is Not
About People Liking You,
It Is About Doing What is Needed.

23. Introspection Time
• What crisis are you right now or do you foresee that might
be important to your organization?
• What resources would it require?
• What is your budget for implementing this out?
• How can you progressively implement this change?
• What scenarios would force you to implement this change?
• Which friends/stakeholders/consultants can you
bring in to your decision making process?
• If you are not ready to implement this change now, what is
preventing you to create a contingency plan?​

24. THANK YOU !

25. Link to the video on slide #3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r63B_x4IGU
Link to the video on slide #7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsMoZXr4MPg