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When things don’t go as planned:

1. Take a deep breath 2. Pick your priorities; put out one fire at a time, starting with the most critical one 3. Rally your support managers to help (You’re not superman or superwoman) 4. You know you’re probably going to have call-ins. Have some extra help scheduled 5. Follow-up with your previous shift leaders letting them know the position they put you in 6. Let your boss you know where your hot spots are when they walk in and what you’re doing about it 7. Don’t wait on them to see it and ask about it. This lets them know you’re on it and not surprised by them pointing it out

I believe one of the most critical personality traits of a leader is that the crazier things get, the more calm you get. Just like in a family, when daddy and momma are calm, the kids will be calm too. If they are out of control, it scares the children and solves nothing!