Under critical stress, leaders with high-values often mistake a temporary state of reduced capacity for a permanent trait flaw. Learn the trait vs. state distinction, how it reduces self-blame, and how the SCRIBE Framework helps restore work functioning.

When critical stress or trauma hits, a leader’s capacity to think, decide, and lead effectively often collapses. This "foggy" feeling, emotional reactivity, or even shutdown is not who the leader is; it is their brain in survival mode. In this article, I introduce the SCRIBE Model, a conceptual framework designed to help leaders regain work capacity through neurobiology and organizational frames. This model may help move from survival to capacity restoration and thriving in

In my last post, I wrote about James Autry’s leadership and leading with love.   But if you are under critical stress right now, or managing PTSD or complex PTSD triggers, that message may have felt out of reach.   You know you care about people. But you don’t feel it, and your triggers sure don’t show it.   So the question becomes: Can you still lead with love? Can you still care for your team or customers?   The answer is yes.   Loving others while under critical stress or