Calm Under Pressure: Master your nervous system. Lead with clarity. Perform at your peak.

Calm Confidence in the Crucial Conversation


Listen Later

In this episode of The Executive Calm Podcast, discover how to stay composed and confident during high-stakes conversations. Most leaders don’t fail because of strategy — they stumble in the heat of a hard conversation.


Learn a simple, neuroscience-backed framework — Pause. Breathe. Respond. — to help you stay calm under pressure and communicate with clarity. Explore how emotional hijacks happen in the brain, how to engage your parasympathetic nervous system, and how to use constructive sentence starters that transform conflict into collaboration.


🎯 You’ll Learn:


The neuroscience of emotional regulation in leadership

A 3-step method to stay calm during conflict

Practical language for crucial conversations

How to shift tone and build psychological safety


🧘‍♂️ Call to Action:


Choose one upcoming conversation you’re nervous about. Pause for three seconds before responding — and watch how the tone transforms.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Calm Under Pressure: Master your nervous system. Lead with clarity. Perform at your peak.By Jason Hotchkiss, Executive Calm & Performance Consultant


More shows like Calm Under Pressure: Master your nervous system. Lead with clarity. Perform at your peak.

View all
Maxwell Leadership Executive Podcast by John Maxwell

Maxwell Leadership Executive Podcast

380 Listeners