meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
The ONE Thing

241. Using The ONE Thing to Lead in a Crisis

The ONE Thing

NOVA Media

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2020

⏱️ 36 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

It should be obvious by now: This is not business as usual. This is business like we’ve never seen it before. As leaders, we’re required to lead our teams, our brands, and our organizations like we’ve never led them before. Managing a crisis is about more than just staying afloat for the next few months — it’s about looking far enough ahead to point your people in a direction while also remaining agile enough to respond to challenges as they come. So, in this episode, we are sharing the strategies we use to help organizations — not only to ensure there’s a vision for the future but to make sure there is extreme clarity and alignment on what the priorities are right now. Whether you are a leader, an individual contributor, or an entrepreneur, this information still applies to you. Every single one of us needs a vision for where we’re going, clarity on what our priorities are, and the ability to manage our time so that we can get things done. If you need help with this, head over to the1thing.com/training. If you’re an individual, we recommend the Goal-Setting Master Course. If you are a leader inside an organization and would like to have this rolled out for you, head over to the corporate section to find out more about our virtual training.   In this episode, you will learn... [02:15] How managing this crisis is a blessing in disguise [06:38] How uncertain times uncover vulnerabilities [12:12] Getting on the same page as a team [20:18] Letting go of old business plans and goals [28:04] The importance of supporting your teams [31:11] Getting clear on your goals   Links & Tools From This Episode the1thing.com/training Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

This is the one thing podcast where we teach you the surprisingly simple truth behind extraordinary results.

0:08.0

I'm your host Jeff Woods and I'm your host Caitlin Less.

0:12.0

At this point it is extremely clear.

0:15.0

This is not business as usual.

0:18.0

This is business like we've never seen it before.

0:22.0

And the truth is that as leaders,

0:24.7

we're required to lead our teams, our brands,

0:27.4

and our organizations like we've never let them before.

0:30.6

Managing a crisis is more than just saying float for the next few months.

0:35.0

It's looking far enough ahead to point your people in a direction.

0:40.0

Also, while remaining agile enough to respond to the many challenges as they come, because the changes are still coming folks.

0:48.0

Today, we're going to share the specific strategies that we are helping organizations put into place, not only to ensure

0:55.7

there's a vision for the future, but ensure that people have extreme clarity and alignment

1:01.5

on what the priorities are right now, especially when people are shelter in place.

1:08.0

What we want you to know is that whether you are an individual contributor or a leader or a startup entrepreneur

1:15.2

this episode absolutely applies to you. Every single one of us needs to have a vision for where we're going and we need to have clarity

1:26.7

on what our priorities are for the immediate future, the things that we can absolutely

1:31.6

knock out of the park and how we go about managing our time in a way that we still get those things done with all the uncertainty and for many of us with kids running around.

1:41.6

If you would like support in this, head over to the one thing

1:44.5

dot com slash training. That's with the number one in the URL, the one thing

1:49.6

that come slash training and what you will find is if you're an individual we would point you to our goal

1:54.9

setting master course which would be very relevant right now and for those of you if

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from NOVA Media, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of NOVA Media and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.