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The PAUSE Principle

A free five-step tool for leading through the moments that matter most.

Hard conversations, missed expectations, decisions under pressure. PAUSE gives you and your leaders a simple way to respond with clarity and respect. Download the guide and use it with your team today.

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Choose your response.

We all react to situations. It’s how we’re wired. And every one of us also has the ability to respond in a manner of our own choosing.

  1. PauseThree breaths, back to center
  2. AssessWhat is fact?
  3. UnderstandWithin, then with curiosity
  4. Speak ClearlyDirect and respectful
  5. Establish ActionMine and yours

Bring CRAVE to your team

PAUSE is one of the practical tools inside CRAVE, a training that builds the human skills behind great leadership: Courage, Resilience, Awareness, Visualization, and Execution. Massachusetts companies with 100 or fewer employees may qualify for up to 100% funding through the Workforce Training Fund Express Program.

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