Run the 90-Second Pause
Apply a three-step pause to convert a trigger into a deliberate leadership response.
The CFO publicly calls Theo's forecast wishful in a budget review. Theo feels a status threat and wants to defend the model immediately. 90-second pause: Body signal -> Emotion and value -> Chosen response The common trap is to treat the first surge as evidence that you must defend yourself now. That protects status but usually delays the actual question: which assumption is weak? Body signal Theo notices heat in his chest, clenched jaw, and a rush to pull up backup slides. The body signal is the early warning that the response system is narrowing around threat. Emotion and value…
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