9. Turnaround Situations & Crisis Leadership

Situation

The company is in crisis – leadership needs focus, courage, and decisiveness.

Symptoms: loss of trust, paralysis, decision gridlock, reactive behavior, leadership under pressure.

Challenge

Goal: restore actionability, establish resilient and authoritative leadership, trigger new momentum.

Why it matters: crisis reveals leadership's real strength – or its limits.

Solution

Risk profile, cognitive load capacity, leadership style, resilience – focus on behavior under pressure.

Tool Examples

• Hogan (HDS, HPI, MVPI)
• Talogy (PAPI, Factors, Logics)
• Thomas (HPTI, GIA)

Full analysis in the PEATS Leadership Guide

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