{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Teresa Colaneri","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.teresacolaneri.com\/blog","author_name":"Teresa Colaneri","author_url":"https:\/\/www.teresacolaneri.com\/blog\/author\/\/","title":"How to Leverage Pressure to Catalyze Leadership - Teresa Colaneri","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"IR4FsTaGHn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teresacolaneri.com\/blog\/how-to-leverage-pressure-to-catalyze-leadership\/\">How to Leverage Pressure to Catalyze  Leadership<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teresacolaneri.com\/blog\/how-to-leverage-pressure-to-catalyze-leadership\/embed\/#?secret=IR4FsTaGHn\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;How to Leverage Pressure to Catalyze  Leadership&#8221; &#8212; Teresa Colaneri\" data-secret=\"IR4FsTaGHn\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.teresacolaneri.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Most leadership programs aim for resilience \u2014 the ability to bounce back after stress. But Nassim Nicholas Taleb, the thinker who coined the term anti-fragile, showed us something more interesting: Some systems don\u2019t just survive disruption. They get better because of it. A muscle strengthens after being stressed. The immune system learns through exposure. Great leaders evolve through challenges rather than being diminished by them. The question is not: How do I avoid pressure? It is: How do I become the kind of leader pressure improves? The Hidden Cost of \u201cStaying Strong\u201d In many organizations, strength is misunderstood as: \u2022 pushing through \u2022 suppressing emotion \u2022 doubling down on control \u2022 moving faster when things get hard That approach can look effective in the short term. But over time it creates something fragile: \u2022 narrow thinking \u2022 rigid decision making \u2022 exhausted nervous systems \u2022 cultures that fear mistakes Fragile systems hate surprises. Anti-fragile systems use them as fuel. What Makes a Leader Anti-Fragile?","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.teresacolaneri.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dreamstime_s_73167381.jpg"}