From the Battlefield to the Pandemic: Leadership in Crisis Situations

By: Sudip Bose, MD

Serving as a combat physician in Iraq, where for 15 months I treated seriously injured soldiers while sometimes under enemy fire, proved an ideal laboratory to effectively demonstrate leadership under extreme stress.

Stress is a natural bodily reaction; it evolved to help us survive and thrive in trying—and even dangerous—circumstances. We can’t avoid stress, but we can decide how we handle it, which has everything to do with the mindset that creates the stress response.

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