Leadership "Holding" describes the way we contain and interpret what’s happening in times of uncertainty. It's what great leaders do. "When I ask managers to reflect a bit more on the leaders whose visions they find most compelling and enduring, they usually realize that none of those leaders started from a vision or stopped there. Instead the leader started with a sincere concern for a group of people, and as they held those people and their concerns, a vision emerged. They then held people through the change it took to realize that vision, together. Their vision may be how we remember leaders because it can hold us captive. But it is their hold that truly sets us free." Article: The Psychology Behind Effective Crisis Leadership