1. Shared Knowledge:
Does everyone have access to emergency response guidance? Are your personnel prepared for organizational disruption? Restricting knowledge can lead to chaos when disruption occurs and can ultimately increase negative impacts to your organization.
2. Common Purpose:
Does your individual and collective work have a greater sense of being beyond a specific task or salary? Common purpose provides direction for teams to achieve optimal efficiencies and effectiveness to the vision and mission needed to persevere.
3. Trust:
Do your team members have the confidence in the people they work with daily? The ability to build trust and credibility among leadership is crucial in its ability to strengthen or inhibit collaboration, delegation, preparedness culture, and shared success.
4. Empowerment:
Are your team members well-equipped to conduct their jobs effectively when disruption occurs? Are they prepared through training and exercises to respond in a methodical and systematic way? Empowering your people to work in their environments enhances a culture of preparedness, engagement, and accountability. Micromanaging through crisis has proven to be ineffective.