Leadership Strategy, Professional Development, Leadership and Emotional Intelligence, Crisis Leadership, Crisis Management, Real-World Leadership Lessons, Military to Civilian Transition Michael Forras Leadership Strategy, Professional Development, Leadership and Emotional Intelligence, Crisis Leadership, Crisis Management, Real-World Leadership Lessons, Military to Civilian Transition Michael Forras

Your Presence Is the Plan: Leading When You Don’t Have the Answers


When change hits hard and the path ahead is uncertain, the one thing your team needs isn’t a perfect plan—it’s your steady presence. In this post, I share a behind-the-scenes moment from one of the most chaotic transitions of my career as a senior advisor, and how calm leadership—not control—created clarity in the storm. Because when the map disappears, your presence becomes the compass.

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