Genaro “Chip” Iglesias

Dissertation Journal

May 21, 2023-Purpose Statement

Purpose Statement: The purpose of this qualitative study is to examine if flow-based leadership helps with decision-making in high-pressure environments which leads to optimal experiences.

I am intrigued by why specific individuals thrive in high-pressure environments such as public safety settings, military battlefields, emergency rooms and trauma environments, and athletic competitions, and others do not. Would this be explained by being in a “flow state,” which would provide a description of how such individuals excelled and experienced optimal experiences? This study could shed light on how to lead and manage the military coined term of a VUCA world, “volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous.” I would want to examine the successful approaches in high-pressure environments and its applicability in other settings to provide a leadership framework of success to other sectors.