Carole Radziwill Quotes

I'm not a panic guy. I don't do that. Can't. When you're a leader, you can never panic, no matter what's happening. The building could be falling down. Fire could be going all places. Somebody has to make a decision on how to get out.

My father used to say to me, 'Whenever you get into a jam, whenever you get into a crisis or an emergency, become the calmest person in the room and you'll be able to figure your way out of it.'

Life is going to hit you some line drives, and sometimes you'll have to think fast. However, it's better to think first than to think fast.

When you're managing an emergency department, you're trying to keep everybody calm, so when an emergency comes in the door, everyone can do their best work.

So the pie isn't perfect? Cut it into wedges. Stay in control, and never panic.

The most important lesson my dad taught me was how to manage fear. Early on, he taught me that in a time of emergency, you've got to become deliberately calm.

I work best when there is adversity: I seem to get calmer the more the fur is flying.

Being a 911 operator means balancing seemingly contradictory skills. On one hand, operators have to be fanatically precise and well-organized. On the other, they must be able to establish rapport with panicky callers.

It is by presence of mind in untried emergencies that the native metal of a man is tested.

The ability to remain calm and focused in stressful situations is central to making positive decisions.

I don't work with a lot of preparation. I think very well on my feet, and I'm very good when the pressure is on.

I've always been calm, and I'm very good in a crisis.

I just really know how to manage adversity.

I have always been able to handle situations well once they've happened to me.

Playing in adversity is when we show we have clear heads.

One of my strongest assets is my ability to be calm under pressure.

I've always been able to stay calm in high-pressure situations.

When times are good, a CEO should remain poised and composed. When times are difficult, a CEO should remain poised and composed.

When I'm under the gun and I've got pressure on me, I don't panic. I look for the right solution, and then I go for it.

To appropriately respond to an emergency requires a very clear mind, to cooly analyze what the observations are and how to fix it.

In times of crisis, it is of the utmost importance that one does not lose her head. Marie Antoinette

There was a tale he had read once, long ago, as a small boy: the story of a traveler who had slipped down a cliff, with man-eating tigers above him and a lethal fall below him, who managed to stop his fall halfway down the side of the cliff, holding on for dear life. There was a clump of strawberries beside him, and certain death above him and below. What should he do? went the question. And the reply was, Eat the strawberries. The story had never made sense to him as a boy. It did now.

I learnt a lot about how to react to tough, pressure situations.

In a crisis, the man worth his salt is the man who meets the needs of the situation in whatever way is necessary.

Evaluate. Long experience had taught me to evaluate and assess. When the unexpected gets dumped on you, don’t waste time. Don’t figure out how or why it happened. Don’t recriminate. Don’t figure out whose fault it is. Don’t work out how to avoid the same mistake next time. All of that you do later. If you survive.