So in our hiatus Trina went and started her own blog - Trina Left Iowa!! Please check out http://trinaleftiowa.com to follow Trina’s writings.

 By Daniel

“I learned two things: First, it’s good to solicit your people’s opinions before you give them yours. And second, your people will be very influenced by how you carry yourself under stress.”   - Lloyd Blankfein

FORTUNE’s June lineup highlighted the best advice I ever got from some of the most influential leaders today. The head honcho at Goldman Sachs gave some advice that rang out like lady wisdom herself; The formula for dealing with a crisis.

I currently work on one of the highest profile projects that has our two biggest divisions joining forces. Operating out of the “war room” I’ve been exposed to the highest levels in our company, and some high stress situations to say the least. Amidst all this fury, I’ve been able to observe multiple teams and the leaders that lead them.

In my three months on this project so far I’ve watched extreme anxiety in the room dissipate under a composed…