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Leading Greats #151
Stress Is Contagious. So Is Composure. What leaders transmit without saying a word:
Ronnie Kinsey, MBA
February 10, 2026
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The scale and pace of layoffs are no longer background conditions.
They are shaping conversations, confidence, and behavior across teams.
This level of uncertainty is not temporary. It is becoming structural.
I know this personally.
I have been laid off more than once.
It is disorienting, quiet, and heavy.
In moments like this, teams do not anchor to updates.
They anchor to behavior.
They watch how leaders move when answers stay incomplete.
Stress spreads when leaders rush, speculate, or perform certainty.
It shows up as hesitation, duplicated work, and guarded communication.
Not from fragility, but from people protecting themselves.
Composure is not reassurance.
It is regulation.
It is choosing steadiness when reaction would be understandable.
Leaders transmit composure through small, repeatable actions.
Responses stay measured without stalling decisions.
Tradeoffs are explained rather than masked by urgency.
Fairness holds when pressure invites shortcuts.
Standards remain visible even as conditions shift.
That consistency is what teams rely on when clarity is scarce.
This is where pressure creates leverage.
Not comfort.
Capability.
Five leadership challenges that matter now:
1. Control what still belongs to you.
You cannot control market moves or restructuring decisions.
You can control preparation, follow-through, and how people experience you in hard moments.
2. Observe who pressure is shaping you into.
Uncertainty narrows thinking if left unchecked.
Leaders who self-correct early prevent that narrowing from cascading outward.
3. Loosen reliance on single systems.
Layoffs expose fragile dependence on one role, one income, or one identity.
Leaders who widen capability model resilience without needing to explain it.
4. Hold internal standards steady.
When roles shift, behavior becomes the benchmark.
Consistency in judgment and fairness stabilizes teams faster than reassurance ever will.
5. Anchor beyond the market cycle.
Markets move without loyalty.
Leaders grounded in values, faith, or purpose keep fear from setting the tone.
This applies beyond formal leadership roles.
Self-leadership matters just as much now.
How you regulate yourself shapes how others respond to you.
How you carry uncertainty influences whether trust holds or erodes.
Stress will travel either way.
Composure decides the direction.
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