{"id":37834,"date":"2024-06-05T20:26:11","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T00:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/?p=37834"},"modified":"2024-06-05T20:27:51","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T00:27:51","slug":"2-vital-leadership-lessons-from-a-recent-california-shark-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/2024\/06\/05\/2-vital-leadership-lessons-from-a-recent-california-shark-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Vital Leadership Lessons From A Recent California Shark Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>A Sudden Shark Attack<\/h2>\n<p>In 2023, there were only 36 unprovoked shark attacks in America per the Florida Museum of Natural History\u2019s International Shark Attack File, of which only one was fatal.\u00a0 The state of California had only two occurrences.\u00a0 When you look at the total number of beach-goers who are in the water, such an incident is extraordinarily rare.<\/p>\n<p>But on Sunday morning, June 2, 2024 in the city of Del Mar, an attack was about to happen to a group of a dozen swimmers off the Southern California coast.<\/p>\n<p>An unnamed 46-year-old man was bitten multiple times on left arm, hand, and torso.\u00a0 What saved his life was punching the shark in the nose before being rescued by fellow members of his swimming group.\u00a0 One of the group’s members, Jenna Veal, said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/shark-attack-victim-punched-face-was-rescued-friend-says-rcna155137\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">this article,<\/a> \u201cHe punched it in the face. He punched it in the nose.\u00a0 I do know he had a gash on his hand from a shark\u2019s tooth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Once the swimmers got the victim back to the beach, an emergency doctor who happened to be walking on the beach provided assistance before he was transported to Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla.\u00a0 Veal added, “There is a massive all-hands-on-deck movement of support today.”<\/p>\n<h2>The Leadership Lessons<\/h2>\n<p>There are two primary lessons I get from this story.<\/p>\n<p>First, leaders must engage the situation and address the issue.\u00a0 The victim did not survive the attach by being passive but rather, when the problem presented itself, he punched it in the nose.\u00a0 Someone reading this needs to address the issue and proverbially “punch it in the nose.”<\/p>\n<p>Second, when faced with an overwhelming problem, you need help from a qualified team.\u00a0 It should be “a massive all-hands-on-deck movement of support.”<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>This California swimmer survived a shark attack by proactively engaging the issue and getting help from a supporting team.\u00a0 Someone reading this needs to implement a similar strategy today.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/h6O8tP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-32504 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/w_bril07c8.jpg?resize=232%2C300&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/w_bril07c8.jpg?resize=232%2C300&ssl=1 232w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/w_bril07c8.jpg?resize=790%2C1024&ssl=1 790w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/w_bril07c8.jpg?resize=768%2C995&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/w_bril07c8.jpg?resize=1185%2C1536&ssl=1 1185w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/w_bril07c8.jpg?w=1200&ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My latest eBook is available for download. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/h6O8tP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><em>The Top 65 Leadership Quotes Of 2022 Part 1<\/em><\/a> is a resource every leader should have. \u00a0Great quotes bring clarity and put into words who we intuitively feel as leaders. \u00a0They give us wisdom and insights which advance the mission and vision of our organizations. \u00a0This eBook includes thoughts and insights from leaders like Warren Buffett, Nick Saban, James Clear, Dawn Staley, Jurgen Klopp, Jerry Seinfeld, and even Ted Lasso. \u00a0This resource will take you about 10 minutes to read but a lifetime to apply. \u00a0You 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