Air with a Fire Leader

Fire: “We’re going, now.” Air: “Wait, let’s think.”

What you can do (Air)

• Come with two options, not ten
• “We have two scenarios: fast but risky / longer but safer. Which one do you choose?”
• Help him not burn everyone out
• “If we want to go this fast, we need X more resources or Y things removed from the to-do list.”
• Use your humor to defuse tension without ridiculing him
• Lightheartedness + lucidity = a combo that can calm him down.

What to avoid (Air)

• Opposing him head-on in public.
• Being ironic about his “theatrics”: he takes it as an attack.
• Going into abstract speeches when he wants a decision.