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President Donald Trumps late-night Truth Social posting spree on Tuesdaydoubling down on his Greenland ambitions and threatening any who try to get in his wayalso included a flurry of leaked texts from the leaders of NATO, France, Finland, and Norway. TL;DR: French President Emmanuel Macron invited him to dinner in Paris. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte cant wait to see him. America is threatening to take over Greenland. Turns out, they text just like us. [Screenshots: Truth Social] Posted on Truth Social, Trump apparently leaked a private text from the French President: My friend, We are totally in line on Syria. We can do great things on Iran. I do not understand what you are doing on Greenland, the message from Macron appeared to read. Social media users were quick to share their thoughts on the text exchangenot so much the threat to blow apart the alliance that has underpinned Western security for decades, but the fact that matters of diplomacy are conducted over iMessage. I honestly love this for reasons I cannot articulate, one X user wrote, alongside a screenshot of the messages. They continued in a follow-up post: you can imagine Trump getting *so many texts like this*. An edited screenshot of the original conversation read: we are totally in line on real estate. We can do great things on reality television. I do not understand what you are doing running for president. Theyre just like us fr fr, another X user responded. This feels like when Kanye went crazy and started posting text messages, another suggested. In a leaked Sunday message to Jonas Gahr Stre, the prime minister of Norway, Trump reiterates threats of a takeover, now apparent to be rooted in a personal grudge over being snubbed for the Nobel Peace Prize last year. Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America, Trump wrote. He went on to question Denmarks claim to Greenland, signing off Thank you! President DJT Leaking an opponent’s private messages (or coming in hot with receipts) is a common power play tactic some social media users have likened to teenage behavior: Trump is leaking the texts of WORLD LEADERS like hes a 13 year old girl, as one X user noted. Exchanging messages over apps such as WhatsApp or Signal has become common practice in government. And public snafus because of it have become a bit more common, too: Last year, the US national security adviser, Mike Waltz, landed in hot water after accidentally adding The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg to a private Signal group chat in which senior officials discussed Yemen war plans. Still, it’s rather unsettling to imagine world leaders simply texting sensitive discussions around the fate of geopolitics to one another. Perhaps it doesnt feel secure enough, or official enough.And in this instance, when it comes to the U.S. President, he appears to have taken diplomacy advice from The Real Housewives of Salt Lake Citys Heather Gay: “Receipts, proof, timeline, screenshots.
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Leadership loves speed. You see it in job postings: Were a fast-paced environment. And you hear it: Decide quickly. Respond ASAP. Fix it… now. And yes, action needs to happen at work. But reacting quickly and leading effectively arent the same thing. {"blockType":"mv-promo-block","data":{"imageDesktopUrl":"https:\/\/images.fastcompany.com\/image\/upload\/f_webp,q_auto,c_fit\/wp-cms-2\/2026\/01\/i-169-Ashley-Herd.jpg","imageMobileUrl":"https:\/\/images.fastcompany.com\/image\/upload\/f_webp,q_auto,c_fit\/wp-cms-2\/2026\/01\/i-11-Ashley-Herd.jpg","eyebrow":"","headline":"\u003Cem\u003EThe Manager Method\u003C\/em\u003E","dek":"Want practical leadership development training that actually sticks? Visit managermethod.com to learn more and order Ashley Herds book, \u003Cem\u003EThe Manager Method\u003C\/em\u003E.","subhed":"","description":"","ctaText":"Learn More","ctaUrl":"http:\/\/managermethod.com","theme":{"bg":"#2b2d30","text":"#ffffff","eyebrow":"#9aa2aa","subhed":"#ffffff","buttonBg":"#3b3f46","buttonHoverBg":"#3b3f46","buttonText":"#ffffff"},"imageDesktopId":91478992,"imageMobileId":91478994,"shareable":false,"slug":""}} Some of the biggest leadership mistakes dont happen because someones careless. They happen because someone feels pressure to respond immediately and prioritizes urgency over accuracy. Someone makes a mistake and you groan. You hear feedback and go on the defensive before youve even fully heard it. Someone gets sick during a key project and your first thought is, How will this get done now? These moments pass fast, but the ripple effects linger. Thats why leaders can use a simple framework that creates better decisions and better conversations without slowing down the work: Pause-Consider-Act. Not because leaders need to become slower. Because they need to become steadier. Heres how it works. Step 1: Pause (not stop) When leaders hear the word pause, they sometimes picture a dramatic freeze or a long, awkward silence while everyone waits for a decision. Thats not what this is. Pausing isnt stopping. Its creating an opportunity to think before you respond. A pause can be as small as a breath before you speak. It can be a quick reset of your tone and your words. That beat matters because without it, pressure changes the way you lead. Your tone gets sharper. Your patience gets thinner. Your words get shorter. Your brain goes into handle it now mode instead of handle it well mode. Its not a character flawits human. But leadership is the ability to respond without letting stress take the wheel. If you want words to have ready when youre on the spot, try these: I want to make sure I answer this the right way. Let me take a second. It buys you time without creating uncertainty. It signals confidence, not weakness. And it keeps a tense moment from becoming a bigger one. Step 2: Consider (the full picture) When you pause, you have room to consider whats actually happening. Not just the words being said, but whats underneath them. Consider isnt about being soft. Its about being fair and smart. It means running decisions through a simple filter: How would I want to be treated if this were me? Or: How would I a loved one treated in this situation? It doesnt mean you avoid accountability. It means you stop treating people like problems to solve and start treating them like humans to lead. In the Consider step, ask yourself: What might I be assuming that I dont actually know? What outcome am I aiming for here? If this were someone else, would my response be the same? That last question matters more than people want to admit. Because inconsistency is one of the fastest ways to lose trust. Employees can handle tough feedback. What they struggle to handle is unpredictability. Step 3: Act (follow through) Strong leadership action is direct, calm, and specific. Its not vague promises or reassurance. Its saying what needs to be said, without making someone feel uncertain or ashamed in the process. And this is where leaders sometimes slip: they pause, consider… and then never actually act. They avoid the conversationsaying Ill circle back, but never do. Or they soften a message, so its not actually heard. If you want your team to trust you, action has to include follow-through, even if its simple: Heres what Im doing. Heres what I need from you. Heres when well check in again. Clear communication builds trust. And trust is what makes teams more efficient, more resilient, and easier to lead long-term. What this looks like in real leadership moments Pause-Consider-Act matters most in the moments that test you. If someone makes a mistake, instead of groaning or snapping, try: Lets look at what went wrong and how we fix it and from it. If you get feedback, instead of becoming defensive, say: Thank you for telling me. I want to think on that and talk more about it. If someone gets sick during a key project, instead of stress, respond: First, take care of yourself. Well figure out coverage and next steps. Pause-Consider-Act wont make every situation easy. But it gives you a repeatable way to lead reliably, especially when your first instinct is to move fast. Because the leaders who build the most trust arent the fastest to respond. 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Sometimes Warren Buffett says something so simple, so obvious, that you almost want to roll your eyes. At 95 years young, he has offered plainspoken advice that has shaped one of the most successful careers in history. But when you hear it, you know its truth and part of you wonders: Why havent I applied this yet? When we slow down long enough to sit with some of his wisdomreally let it sink in, not just skim it on our phoneshis principles can reshape how we lead, how we work, and how we show up in life. The challenge, of course, is in the follow-through. How many of us can read something today and honestly say, Im going to start doing this tomorrow? If youre feeling even a little inspired, here are six Buffett classics worth putting into practice. Break the habits that hold you back Most of us know exactly whats holding us back. Buffett doesnt sugarcoat it. He once told a group of college grads, I see people with these self-destructive behavior patterns. They really are entrapped by them. His message was simple: Build better habits early, because the longer you wait, the harder it gets. The chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken, added Buffett. This is leadership 101. Your people wont rise above the behaviors you tolerate in yourself. Dont gamble what matters most Buffett told those same students that hes watched countless leaders and companies blow up their lives chasing something biggerusually out of greed or impatience. His filter is straightforward: If you risk something that is important to you for something that is unimportant to you, it just doesnt make sense. Leaders often get in trouble not because they lack intelligence, but because they lose perspective. Surround yourself with people who do whats right Buffett asked students to think of the classmate whose long-term success theyd bet on. The qualities theyd identify? Integrity. Humility. Generosity. That would be the person who is generous, honest, and who gave credit to other people for their own ideas, he said. Integrity in the age of liars and narcissists is your competitive advantage. People follow leaders they trust. Stay in the lane where you excel Buffett once quoted Tom Watson Sr., founder of IBM: Im no genius. But Im smart in spots, and I stay around those spots. Leaders get themselves into trouble when they drift too far from their strengths. Know your lane. Build from it. Delegate what sits outside it. That focus is what creates mastery and a career you can be proud of. Build a career you actually love This one feels almost too obvious, but most people ignore it for decades: In the world of business, the people who are most successful are those who are doing what they love, said Buffett. Too many leaders stay in roles that drain them simply because the paycheck feels safe. But when you do work that energizes you, everythingcreativity, resilience, performancegets better. Choose people who raise your standards At a 2004 Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, Buffett told a 14-year-old: Its better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and youll drift in that direction. This is one of the most underrated leadership truths. We absorb the standards of the people around us. You want to grow? Surround yourself with leaders who elevate you. When you strip away the mystique around success, Buffetts tips leave us with a clear reminder that it doesnt have to be complicated or grand. Your success is built on small, steady choiceshabits, relationships, focus, integrity. All of it is transformative if you take it seriously. Look back at that list. Now, pick one principle and start practicing it today. Thats how real change happens, for you and for the people you lead. Like this article? Subscribe here for more related content and exclusive insights from executive coach and global speaker Marcel Schwantes. Inc.
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