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<v Speaker 1>Helping leaders motivate their people to a higher level of

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<v Speaker 1>performance through strong human relations, team building, and golajving. This

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<v Speaker 1>is the seven Minute Leadership Podcast with your host Paul Fellovledo.

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<v Speaker 2>Hello everyone, and welcome to the seven Minute Leadership Podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>It's episode five ninety four. Today's episode is called the

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<v Speaker 2>seventy two hour crisis Recovery Roadmap because every leader will

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<v Speaker 2>face a moment where something breaks. The system fails, a

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<v Speaker 2>decision backfires, a headline hits, a key employee walks out,

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<v Speaker 2>or a customer incident explodes. A crisis does not ask

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<v Speaker 2>for permission, and it does not wait for your calendar

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<v Speaker 2>to clear. What separates leaders who survive from leaders whose

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<v Speaker 2>spiral is what they do in the first seventy two hours.

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<v Speaker 2>This episode is not theory. This is a practical, real

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<v Speaker 2>world roadmap for the first three days after impact. No

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<v Speaker 2>corporate bs, no motivational noise. This is about stabilizing, leading

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<v Speaker 2>and regaining control when everything feels loud and messy. So

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<v Speaker 2>let's start with an important mindset shift. The first seventy

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<v Speaker 2>two hours are not about fixing everything. They are about

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<v Speaker 2>stopping the bleeding, protecting trust, and setting conditions for recovery.

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<v Speaker 2>Leaders who rush to solve everything usually make it worse.

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<v Speaker 2>Leaders who slow down enough to lead tend to come

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<v Speaker 2>out stronger. And here's how the roadmap works. Hours zero

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<v Speaker 2>to twenty four stabilize In signal leadership, the first day

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<v Speaker 2>is about presence, clarity, and containment. Your job is not

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<v Speaker 2>to have perfect answers. Your job is to be visible

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<v Speaker 2>and grounded. The first move is to get accurate information,

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<v Speaker 2>not rumors, not secondhand updates, not social media chatter. You

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<v Speaker 2>need a clean picture of what actually happened, what is

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<v Speaker 2>still unfolding in what is unknown. Unknowns are not weaknesses.

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<v Speaker 2>Pretending you do not have them is next. Lock down communication,

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<v Speaker 2>one voice, one message. If multiple leaders are freelancing explanations,

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<v Speaker 2>trust erodes fast, decide who speaks internally and externally, and

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<v Speaker 2>then stick to it. Then comes the hardest part for

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<v Speaker 2>many leaders. Say what you know, say what you do

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<v Speaker 2>not know, and say when the next update will come.

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<v Speaker 2>Silence creates fear over explaining, create it's confusion. Clear and calm.

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<v Speaker 2>Communication builds credibility even when the news is bad. Finally,

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<v Speaker 2>protect your people. Crisis drains energy fast, pull your core

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<v Speaker 2>team together, shorten meetings, remove non essential work and make

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<v Speaker 2>it clear that priorities have shifted. This is not business

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<v Speaker 2>as usual and pretending it is going to cost us later.

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<v Speaker 2>Day one ends when the situation is stable enough that

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<v Speaker 2>nothing new is actively deteriorating, not fixed. Stabilized ours twenty

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<v Speaker 2>four to forty eight, Assess damage and reset direction. Day

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<v Speaker 2>two is about assessment, not ego. This is where leaders

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<v Speaker 2>either learn or defend. The wrong move is looking for

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<v Speaker 2>someone to blame. The right move is looking for what

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<v Speaker 2>broke in the system. Ask three ground questions. What decisions

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<v Speaker 2>made this possible, what signals did we miss, What parts

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<v Speaker 2>of our response helped, and what made it worse. This

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<v Speaker 2>is also the time to listen more than you speak.

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<v Speaker 2>Your frontline people usually know where the cracks are. They

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<v Speaker 2>also know whether leadership is actually listening or simply waiting

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<v Speaker 2>to talk. During this window, start defining what recovery looks like,

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<v Speaker 2>not in a polished plan, but in a simple direction.

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<v Speaker 2>What must be restored first, What cannot happen again? What

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<v Speaker 2>trust needs to be rebuilt in with whom you should

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<v Speaker 2>also be managing expectations. Recovery takes longer than the crisis itself.

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<v Speaker 2>Leaders who promise fast fixes end up losing credibility. Leaders

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<v Speaker 2>who set realistic timelines earn patients. Day two end with alignment.

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<v Speaker 2>Your leadership team should be clear on priorities, messaging, and

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<v Speaker 2>next steps. Confusion here will leak outward fast. Ours forty

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<v Speaker 2>eight to seventy two. Act, learn and rebuild trust. Day

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<v Speaker 2>three is where leadership becomes visible again. This is when

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<v Speaker 2>you take action, not performative action, but meaningful steps that

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<v Speaker 2>show learning has occurred. Fix the obvious gaps, adjust policies

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<v Speaker 2>that failed, change processes that broke, retrain where needed, replace

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<v Speaker 2>tools that no longer serve the team. This is also

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<v Speaker 2>the moment to own mistakes publicly. When appropriate ownership builds

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<v Speaker 2>trust faster than perfection ever will leaders who say this

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<v Speaker 2>is on me and here's what we're going to do

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<v Speaker 2>differently gain respect even in tough moments. You should also

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<v Speaker 2>be checking morale. Crisis lingers emotionally ask how people are

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<v Speaker 2>holding up, not in a survey, but in real conversations.

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<v Speaker 2>Burnout often shows up after the adrenaline fades, and finally

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<v Speaker 2>document the lessons while they are still fresh. Crisis is

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<v Speaker 2>an expensive teacher. Do not waste the tuition. Capture what worked,

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<v Speaker 2>what did not in what must change long term. By

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<v Speaker 2>the end of seventy two hours, the crisis should no

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<v Speaker 2>longer be running you. You should be running the recovery.

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<v Speaker 2>And here's the leadership truth underneath all of this. People

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<v Speaker 2>do not remember every detail of a crisis. They remember

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<v Speaker 2>how leadership showed up. They remember whether you were calm

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<v Speaker 2>or chaotic, honest or evasive or absent. Strong leaders do

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<v Speaker 2>not eliminate a crisis altogether. They shorten the damage, protect trust,

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<v Speaker 2>and turn disruption into discipline. If you're leading through something heavy,

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<v Speaker 2>right now, take a breath. Focus on the next hour,

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<v Speaker 2>not the next right move or the next right month.

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<v Speaker 2>Leadership in crisis is not about heroics. It is about steadiness.

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<v Speaker 2>So the seventy two hour window is where leadership reputations

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<v Speaker 2>are made or damaged. Make sure you show up, speak clearly,

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<v Speaker 2>listen hard, act with intention. Your team does not need perfection,

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<v Speaker 2>they need leadership. They can stand behind and if you

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<v Speaker 2>enjoy today's episode, Paul Falliblido dot com has a ton

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<v Speaker 2>description of the show and also on my website. This

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<v Speaker 2>has been the Seven Minute Leadership Podcast, and I thank

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<v Speaker 2>you for listening.

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