Speaker 1: Helping leaders motivate their people to a higher level of
Speaker 1: performance through strong human relations, team building, and golajving. This
Speaker 1: is the seven Minute Leadership Podcast with your host Paul Fellovledo.
Speaker 2: Hello everyone, and welcome to the seven Minute Leadership Podcast.
Speaker 2: It's episode three eighty five, and today I want to
Speaker 2: take you inside the chaos of an emergency room. But
Speaker 2: we're not talking about medicine. We're talking about leadership because
Speaker 2: every shift doctor's pull in the ER isn't just about
Speaker 2: patients and procedures. It's about decision making under pressure, leading
Speaker 2: high performing teams, and maintaining clarity when everything is going sideways.
Speaker 2: And I promise you, after two and a half decades
Speaker 2: of working with and alongside some of the best er
Speaker 2: docs in the country, what works in the er absolutely
Speaker 2: works in your boardroom. So let's get into it. Here
Speaker 2: are five er leadership lessons that can help you run
Speaker 2: your team, your company, or your project like a seasoned
Speaker 2: emergency room physician. Number one, triage everything, prioritize fast and ruthlessly.
Speaker 2: In the er. You don't treat in order of arrival.
Speaker 2: You treat based on need. Life threatening situations come first.
Speaker 2: Paperwork can wait in business, your inbox isn't a to
Speaker 2: do list. Just because something showed up doesn't mean it
Speaker 2: deserves your attention. First, you need to triage your tasks,
Speaker 2: your meetings, and your problems. Identify what moves the needle,
Speaker 2: what's urgent, and what's noise. Then lead accordingly. Triage is
Speaker 2: about knowing what matters right now, not what's been sitting
Speaker 2: the longest. Tip. Number two make the call decisions. Can't
Speaker 2: wait for perfect information. Er docs don't get the luxury
Speaker 2: of full clarity. Chest pain could be indigestion, could be
Speaker 2: a heart attack. They don't have three days of data,
Speaker 2: they have thirty seconds of instinct. Training in limited vitals
Speaker 2: in business, don't stall waiting for perfect information. Use what
Speaker 2: you know, trust your expertise, and make the call. Indecision
Speaker 2: is often more dangerous than the wrong decision. Perfect is
Speaker 2: the enemy of progress and sometimes of survival. Number three.
Speaker 2: Lead the code like a conductor. When a code happens,
Speaker 2: the room erupts with controlled chaos. The doctor leads with short,
Speaker 2: clear commands. There's no time for vague language, debates or
Speaker 2: overthinking in your business. You need to lead crisis with clarity.
Speaker 2: People should know who's in charge, what's expected and where
Speaker 2: to focus. The leader doesn't panic, They organize, stabilize, and
Speaker 2: give direction. The louder the chaos, the calmer. The leader
Speaker 2: must be number four. Everyone has a role and accountability
Speaker 2: in the er. Doctors don't start chess compressions, draw meds,
Speaker 2: and document vitals all at once. They delegate fast, and
Speaker 2: everyone knows their lane. When someone drops the ball, they
Speaker 2: don't ignore it. They fix it, address it, and make
Speaker 2: sure it doesn't happen again. In your company, accountability cannot
Speaker 2: be optional. Everyone needs to know their responsibilities, their role
Speaker 2: in the standard of performance. If people are floating through
Speaker 2: shifts without clear direction, that's not leadership. That's chaos with
Speaker 2: a name tag. In number five, debrief every shift, after
Speaker 2: every trauma, the ER team huddles nurses, doctors and texts
Speaker 2: what worked, what didn't, what could we do better next time.
Speaker 2: These aren't feel good meetings. These are leadership reps. They
Speaker 2: build better performance next time around. In your business, you
Speaker 2: need to build real time reflection into your culture. After
Speaker 2: a launch, a sale, a problem, or a win, ask
Speaker 2: what's next and how to improve. Leaders don't just move on,
Speaker 2: They review, revise, and reload. So leadership in the emergency
Speaker 2: room is raw, it's real, it's human. There's no hiding
Speaker 2: behind buzzwords or hiding behind emails. It's boots on the ground,
Speaker 2: minute by minute accountability, communication, and decision making in that
Speaker 2: kind of leadership. That kind keeps your people alive. It's
Speaker 2: the same kind that will keep your team aligned, your
Speaker 2: business sharp, and your culture healthy. Whether you're running an
Speaker 2: er or a startup, the truth is the same. Prioritize
Speaker 2: so what matters. Make the call. Lead with clarity, demand accountability,
Speaker 2: and learn after every battle. This has been the seven
Speaker 2: Minute Leadership Podcast, and I thank you for listening.
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