Part 2. Survival mode

He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.

Muhammad Ali

Chapter 4 deals with survival mode, the first of the three modes of operation under the elastic leadership model. Many teams are in survival mode, and the hardest thing about it is that it’s usually a downward spiral—things generally tend to get worse and worse when you try to fix it. We’ll discuss how you can get out of this mode and move into learning mode.

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