Consistency Under Pressure
13 January 2026Leadership capability is easiest to see when things are calm.
What’s harder — and far more revealing — is consistency under pressure ♨️ .
We regularly see capable, experienced leaders whose judgement, communication and behaviour shift noticeably when stress increases. Not because they lack skill, but because pressure exposes patterns that rarely show up in development programmes.
👀 Teams often experience this as unpredictability. Leaders often experience it as frustration with themselves and potentially creating psychologically unsafe environments and unproductive cultures.
The real work isn’t about working harder. It’s about understanding how we show up under pressure — and then 🔶 UNLEARNING & RELEARNING to respond intentionally 🔶.
Here are RPG we work with clients using a range of tools including AQai – Adaptability Assessments & Coaching & Insights blended with our extensive experience in manufacturing, engineering, education (further & higher), media, service sectors (to name just a few) to help our clients & their teams make valuable changes in their leadership styles, behaviour and ultimately their performance ✅ ✅ ✅.
So here is a final question for you if by doing the above we could ultimately generate a real return on Investment …for example just imagine if we could increase your organisations productivity &/or profit by 5% &/or significantly reduce internal conflict within your team won’t it be worth considering 🙂 !
