#40 | Wake-up call crisis

"Crises are the very worst thing that can happen to us at that moment."

No one feels like it. And yet it hits almost every one of us: a crisis. It doesn't matter whether we have a stable or unstable environment or whether our crisis is small or large. When it hits us, we often fall into a hole. It is difficult to get out of it. But why is that?
Because crises interrupt our comfortable routines - and that makes them maximally uncomfortable for us.

"The best turn a crisis can take is if you think of it as a wake-up call."

The guest in our current SMP LeaderTalk is encouraging. Because Anja Förster says: It's all a question of the right filter. Or to put it another way: if you see a crisis as a positive disruption, you release enormous forces for change. In a conversation with Georgiy Michailov, she invites you to recognize the potential behind the crisis - and reveals how you manage to change your attitude towards it.

"A no is not a no."

The two also discuss why it's a mistake to talk about a culture of error, why you should constantly step out of your comfort zone, and why a no doesn't always have to be a no.

*Video only in German