D15Psych-Fitness-28 🙏 A leader's stress radiates outward to their staff
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Teaser
Day 15 of 28, A leader’s stress radiates outward to their staff: January 1986. Engineers warned; launch pressure overrode them. Psychological fitness at the top protects the entire decision chain.
TLDR
January 1986.
Engineers warned that cold weather could compromise the shuttle’s O-rings. NASA managers pushed to launch anyway. The pressure to stay on schedule radiated down the chain. Dissent was buried.
Challenger broke apart seventy-three seconds after liftoff. A stable leader creates space for good advice to surface. An unstable chain creates fear-based compliance. Psychological fitness at the top protects the entire decision chain.
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We all run on the same human hardware. Let’s build the support and checks to match the pressure of the job.
Sign the petition: 👉 Petition (EN9806): Stronger Checks and Balances: Psychological Fitness for Australia’s Top Leaders https://www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/petition/EN9806