{"id":11104,"date":"2022-10-03T06:10:09","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T11:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/?p=11104"},"modified":"2023-05-05T22:28:58","modified_gmt":"2023-05-06T03:28:58","slug":"post-pandemic-hangover-are-you-now-more-risk-averse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/post-pandemic-hangover-are-you-now-more-risk-averse\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Post-Pandemic Hangover: Are You Now More Risk Averse?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11104\" class=\"elementor elementor-11104\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-148ac02 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"148ac02\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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sizes=\"(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Creative Commons Image<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f6b416\" data-id=\"2f6b416\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a49aabe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a49aabe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Citizens of the world have experienced relentless <a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/emotional-intelligence-a-pandemic-and-isolation-coping-tool\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fear, uncertainty and doubt<\/a> since the pandemic began in 2020.\u00a0 We rode on a seemly endless emotional roller coaster.\u00a0 After such a long and rough ride, it&#8217;s only human to affected by our experiences.\u00a0 Figuratively speaking, all of us are still experiencing after effects. I&#8217;m not qualified to offer a clinical assessment.\u00a0 So my civilian term is:<\/p><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8220;<strong><em>Pandemic Hangover<\/em><\/strong>.&#8221;\u00a0 \u00a0<\/h4><p>Unlike a drinking binge hangover, emotional recovery from our <b><i>Pandemic Hangover<\/i><\/b> lasts much longer than a day or two.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e083165 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e083165\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-738322f\" data-id=\"738322f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fdf573 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fdf573\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are YOUR Pandemic Hangover Symptoms?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10f5ffc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10f5ffc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We&#8217;ve all observed numerous <em>Pandemic Hangover<\/em> symptoms.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><ul><li><em>The Great Resignation<\/em><\/li><li>Decline in work ethic<\/li><li><em>Quiet Quitting<\/em> (p.k.a. Disengagement)<\/li><li>Reversed Work\/Life balance. Stronger value for family and personal time<\/li><li>Decline in social skills<\/li><li>Social Injustice anxiety<\/li><li><em>Covid Brain<\/em><\/li><li>Increased Risk Aversion<\/li><\/ul><p>That&#8217;s a lot of symptoms.\u00a0 For the sake of brevity and simplify I&#8217;ll only address the the last one by asking:<\/p><h3>Are You Now More Risk Averse?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40b7892\" data-id=\"40b7892\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af277cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"af277cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Risk-ahead-sign.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11105\" alt=\"Risk Averse Caution Sign\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Risk-ahead-sign.png 600w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Risk-ahead-sign-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/Risk-ahead-sign-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3a46af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3a46af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Is there a <strong>Risk Ahead<\/strong> caution sign floating in the back of your mind and in the people you lead?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-090721d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"090721d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-102d917\" data-id=\"102d917\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20c9c70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20c9c70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To tackle the symptom of increased<em><strong> risk aversion<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 The best approach is to:<\/p><ul><li>Admit that it&#8217;s happened to you<\/li><li>Realize it&#8217;s also happened to those you lead\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>Utilize your awareness to seek ways to regain your <em>mojo<\/em> and encourage others do the same<\/li><\/ul><p>In the wake of all the <a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/emotional-intelligence-a-pandemic-and-isolation-coping-tool\/\">FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt<\/a>) we&#8217;ve all experienced, it&#8217;s natural to become more cautious. When presented with opportunities, we&#8217;re more inclined to pump the brakes than hit the gas pedal. How do we find the gas pedal again?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fe7a0ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fe7a0ef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc1cdaa\" data-id=\"bc1cdaa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14e8df6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14e8df6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Hangover Remedy from Warren Buffett<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fb0277 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fb0277\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Warren Buffet&#8217;s quote below offers some proven insight for navigating in an atmosphere of fear.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57c70c9 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57c70c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2756fba\" data-id=\"2756fba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ef597b elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"9ef597b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-quote-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M464 256h-80v-64c0-35.3 28.7-64 64-64h8c13.3 0 24-10.7 24-24V56c0-13.3-10.7-24-24-24h-8c-88.4 0-160 71.6-160 160v240c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h128c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V304c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48zm-288 0H96v-64c0-35.3 28.7-64 64-64h8c13.3 0 24-10.7 24-24V56c0-13.3-10.7-24-24-24h-8C71.6 32 0 103.6 0 192v240c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h128c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V304c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f47556\" data-id=\"7f47556\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c0bf9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c0bf9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cBe fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful.\"<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-817562d\" data-id=\"817562d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1eaf63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"f1eaf63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/PwlRov5t0Zk&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ffdf9b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ffdf9b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a1e0d3\" data-id=\"5a1e0d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-476935e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"476935e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As you lead your organization or team to achieve more, how much more fear is present?\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Mr. Buffet mentions <em>greed.<\/em> The word fits the investment market world better than our leadership challenge. His concept can still help us to navigate the Post Pandemic world with a a minor edit.<\/p><p>To overcome our Pandemic Hangover symptom of <strong>Risk Aversion<\/strong>, consider swapping the word <strong><em>greed<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 in favor of <em><strong>assertive.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/em>To paraphrase&#8230;<\/p><blockquote><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&#8220;Be <span style=\"color: #000080;\">assertive<\/span> when others are fearful.&#8221;<\/em><\/h4><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e5d82b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e5d82b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5e33c2\" data-id=\"a5e33c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a04b40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a04b40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Herein lies your leadership challenge for navigating our risk averse environment.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375em;\">How will you help your followers to first discover and then let go of their fears in favor or being more <\/span><em style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375em;\"><strong>assertive<\/strong> <\/em><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375em;\">in the face of lingering fear?\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary ); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375em;\">How will you find opportunity in this unique environment?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>Here&#8217;s a hint: It&#8217;s more about your EQ than your IQ. And more about <em>positivity<\/em> than <em>negativity<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-04c853a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"04c853a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-43fbe0e\" data-id=\"43fbe0e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-789f8a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"789f8a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Related Articles<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Could You NOT be more Risk Averse?<br \/>\nCitizens of the world have experienced relentless fear, uncertainty and doubt since the pandemic began in 2020.  We rode in a seemly endless emotional roller coaster.  After such a long and rough ride, it\u2019s only human to affected by our experiences.  Figuratively speaking, all of us are still experiencing after effects. I\u2019m not qualified to offer a clinical assessment.  So my civilian term is \u201cPandemic Hangover.\u201d   Unlike a binge hangover, emotional recovery from our Pandemic Hangover lasts much longer than a day or two.    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":11105,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Your Post-Pandemic Hangover: Are You Now More Risk Averse?  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