Know a Crisis When You See It

Lawyers Who Launch

This week Haley brought some wisdom from a book to discuss. She read “The Thin Line Between Cupcake and Bitch: Taking Action, Driving Change, Getting Results” by Joni Wickham. While there were many gems throughout the book, today’s inspiration is one of Joni’s 10 leadership sessions - know a crisis when you see it.

In her book, Joni shared a framework for identifying a crisis. The framework focuses on assessing the implications and severity of the situation to really identify whether something is a crisis. The ability to discern a crisis is a valuable skill for attorneys to develop.

As an attorney, many people will come to you with what they think is a crisis. Being able to make that independent assessment when you are presented with a situation helps set the tone for the way it is handled moving forward. Discerning a crisis is important because everything that happens cannot possibly be a crisis. The panic of thinking everything is a crisis keeps you constantly on high alert and can be exhausting and inefficient.

While every situation is different, Joni offers three questions for you to consider when you think you may be navigating a crisis:

1. Is someone’s safety at risk?
2. Is an individual’s or organization’s reputation at risk?
3. Is the mission of the organization or individual in jeopardy?

This simple and straightforward framework is easy to utilize and can set you up for successful decision making.

Do you think you know a crisis when you see it? Keep the conversation going on Instagram @lawyerswholaunch and let us know!
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Nothing contained within this podcast is intended or should be construed to be legal advice and does not create any attorney client relationship. Your jurisdiction will have rules of professional conduct that you must follow. This discussion does not focus on the any such rules, including the rules from the jurisdiction where we practice.