Calm in the chaos - a stoic guide to leading in the Permacrisis
summary
Argues that the ongoing “permacrisis” chronically triggers a flip-lid state that shuts down the prefrontal cortex (neuroscience, hand-as-brain model, imaging studies), spreads stress chemically (norepinephrine in sweat) and erodes trust; contrasts outcomes — a jet that fell 18,000 ft then landed vs a captain who abandoned ship and 32 lives lost — and prescribes concrete tactics that work: retrospects, perspective getting, offering options, sharing credit, routines and brief meditative practices, and tiny iterative small experiments to rebuild safety and decision-making.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Permacrisis welcome
- 2:46Speaker introduction
- 3:30Leadership in crisis questions
- 8:09Stress and brain function
- 13:11Stress and reality interpretation
- 19:39Stoicism in crisis
- 23:11Tammy Jo Schultz vs Captain Scatino
- 25:58Traits of resilient leaders
- 27:00Accountability over blame
- 30:11Reflecting on values
- 31:34Trust through perspective
- 33:23Tiny steps for culture
- 36:57Thai cave rescue lessons
- 41:54Focus on next steps
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