We know there is a lot more to be discussed. If you are interested in learning more about any of the topics we covered or...You want a strategy call with our guests or host, go to customentor.com/podcast. Leadership Results Podcast Episode #1 Jordan: Welcome to the Leadership Results podcast. Learn proven formulas from reputable executives and industry consultants. All of our guests will help you become the best leader possible. We promise to bring you key insights that impact trust, morale, and alignment. These are the keys for productivity and the bottom line. We invite you to listen weekly. You'll benefit from the up-to-date formulas that our listeners demand. Become a world class leader. Subscribe to the Leadership Results podcast. Hi, I'm your host, Jordan Goldrich. Today's episode is called executive leadership in the time of coronavirus. We have 2 honored guests today, Ed Sherman and Tom Erickson. First, let me introduce you to Ed. Ed is an organization consultant for both private and public sector organizations. He provides executive coaching, training group, and team development, outcome assessment, and process improvement for executives, boards of directors, and managers. Ed has been performing workplace risk assessments and consultations for more than 25 years. And he coordinated the risk assessment activities for the county of San Diego. He received his doctorate in clinical psychology from Alliant International University and has over 40 years of experience in public safety. Ed was trained in critical incident stress management, and has served on the San Diego critical incident stress management team. So, let me welcome Ed. Ed: Hello, Jordan. Jordan: Great to be talking with you again, Ed. This is certainly some interesting times. Ed: I certainly agree with that, Jordan. Yes. Jordan: The world is dealing with a very, very difficult crisis right now. Is there some precedent from the past that helps inform your thoughts regarding… regarding the handle handling of such a situation? Ed: There is, Jordan. Probably the most significant event that I have dealt with during my lifetime and in my career where the events of 9/11, 2001. And in much the same way of the corona virus, although in a different time span, we have been as a nation presented with a issue a crisis, a concern that has overwhelmed the resources that are typically available to deal with situations. On 9/11, I was both personally and professionally involved, because I was working in law enforcement at that time, but my brother was working in Manhattan. And I did not know about his welfare regarding the incident that occurred in New York. And it wasn't until later in that day that I I was able to find out that he was okay, but I still had to carry on my job duties in the face of personal concern and anxiety. Jordan: Wow, wow. That's… that's really what's facing a lot of people as well. A lot of our executives out there have had to leave their offices, take care of their kids, take care of their families, take care of their parents, their aging parents, and still focus on what it is that they're doing. Ed: Absolutely true, Jordan. And, you know this… as you say, leaders need to conduct their business, they need to make sure that the organization continues to function as best as possible under the circumstances. But of course, they have concern about their family, they have concerned about their friends and neighbors and such. And so, it really calls upon somebody in a leadership position to be able to do both of those things simultaneously. Jordan: Yeah, understood. How did you manage it when you were in that situation with 911? Ed: I focused on the duties that I needed to perform, and I recognized that that was important. And so, I, in some sense, compartmentalized my attention, so that I was able to perform the duties that I needed to. And in some part of my mind, I still was concerned about my brother's welfare. I wanted to make sure that he was safe and he was okay. But I was able to keep those things both in my mind, but separate. Jordan: So, that really is one of the key pieces. It's not necessarily that some of our more driven leaders or our more focused leaders aren't human, it's just that they're able to function under stress. Ed: Absolutely, absolutely. And… and… and it would be nice if we could say we only take care of business when we're in the workplace and we only take care of our personal life when we're in line home domain or with our family. But we know realistically, both of those areas enter over into the other. So, we have to kind of develop a skill to manage that, and recognize when we most need to take action in one domain or the other. Jordan: Great, thank you. So, let me introduce our other guest, Tom Erickson, who has quite a story. Tom is a VP of human resources with over 40 years of experience, including 24 years at Elgar Electronics, Solar Turbines. And, Tom, I ...
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