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🎤 Show Notes:

The crisis is over.
The layoffs are done.
The lawsuit passed.
The merger closed.

So why does the organization still feel tight, slow, and cautious?

In this workplace case study, Kathie Owen breaks down a pattern she sees repeatedly in post-crisis organizations: overcorrection.

What looks like responsibility often becomes friction.
 What feels like safety quietly turns into a performance threat.

This episode explores:

• Why organizations keep reacting after the threat is gone
• How unresolved organizational memory drives micromanagement and bottlenecks
• The difference between preparedness and panic at scale
• Why smart leaders often miss this pattern until momentum is lost

Kathie shares how leaders can recognize when protective behaviors have outlived their usefulness — and how returning to present-time decision making restores clarity, trust, and execution.

🎧 Bonus resources and the full case study are available on the blog:
👉 https://www.kathieowen.com/blog/post-crisis-leadership-blindspots

🔍 Learn more about Kathie and her private consulting work:
👉 https://www.kathieowen.com

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