Calm a tense room in seconds with one simple leadership habit - and it starts with your breath.
Most people feel the tension and pretend it is not there.
That silence can quietly do more damage than the conflict itself.
In this video, you will see how a visible pause and a real breath can signal safety in your autonomic system.
And it does not just help you.
It helps everyone in the room regulate too.
Then comes the move almost nobody uses - naming what you are noticing out loud.
Not as a debate.
Not as personal politics.
Just a clean check-in that lowers the temperature fast.
You will hear the exact kind of phrases that can diffuse tension without taking sides.
Because when everyone is holding the same stress, pretending it is not happening can compound it.
What is one moment you wish you had paused, breathed, and named what you were feeling?
Professor and coach Kathleen Muldoon discusses their article "Why humanity in medicine requires peace with a spine."
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