Flappers – I can't stand them. No, I haven't got anything against bob haired young maidens with fringed dresses, dancing the Charleston, I'm referring to the workplace "flapper". People deal with pressure differently and "flappers" are a problem for leaders. When the pressure is on, but the job still needs to get done, the last thing you need is a flapper running round like a headless chicken, a shouter, a crier or a doom-mongerer claiming the end of the world is nigh. Responding to pressure by flapping, not only distracts you and the team from dealing with a pressure situation…
