Meeting Starter: Calm Is Contagious

Can you keep your cool when your team is decision-making under stress?

Former Navy SEAL Commander, Rorke Denver, discusses the idea that "calm is contagious" in an organization and stresses how to keep your head when the going gets rough.

"Calm is contagious," says Rorke. "I've now never seen it proven false because as it turns out, you can supplant any word for calm and it proves true. Panic is contagious; chaos is contagious, stupid, 100 percent contagious."Watch the video to learn more from Rorke on how staying calm among your team is a must.

Takeaways:

• People mimic your behavior and many times amplify your behavior.

• If you are stressed, your team will be stressed.

• As a leader, you must keep your head under pressure.