Major General Jack Briggs on High-Stakes Leadership and Crisis Decisions

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What do you do when everyone is looking to you, the stakes are high, and there are no easy answers?

In this powerful episode of Linch with a Leader, Mike Linch sits down with Major General Jack Briggs, a retired U.S. Air Force Major General, combat fighter pilot, former Director of Operations for NORAD, and crisis leadership expert.

Jack shares what it means to lead when lives are on the line, how faith shaped his leadership, and why the best leaders prepare before the crisis arrives.

In this conversation, Mike and Jack discuss:

• How to stay calm when everyone is watching

• The danger of overreacting in a crisis

• Why leaders must make decisions based on principles

• The 4 questions every leader should ask in a crisis

• How faith prepares leaders for pressure

• Why training matters before the storm comes

• How to avoid solving the wrong problem

• What military leadership teaches pastors, executives, and organizational leaders

Whether you lead a church, business, school, nonprofit, team, or family, this episode will help you make wiser decisions when the pressure is highest.

Connect with Jack: https://jackbriggs.co/about