Allison MaslanCEO & Business Scaling Expert | WSJ Bestselling Author

Your team is watching how you handle this

7 Oct 2026 · 1 min

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Allison Maslan explains why leaders must act like thermostats, not thermometers. A thermometer reflects the room's mood; a thermostat sets it. Your team watches your emotional state and matches it, so staying calm and grounded directly shapes how your whole organization performs.

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A thermometer reacts to the room. Whatever the temperature is, it reflects it. A thermostat sets the temperature and the room adjusts to it. Most people are thermometers. They walk in and absorb whatever energy is already there. Yet as a leader, you do not get that luxury. Your company becomes the temperature you set. Walk in anxious, the room runs anxious. Walk in grounded, and certain, and everyone rises to meet it. So stop reflecting the room and start setting it.