As a leader, do you have a plan if ICE raids your business?
Uncomfortable? Good. That means it matters.
This isn’t hypothetical; it’s a leadership stress test: real, personal, and urgent.
What will you do when the people you know, the ones who trust you, are threatened?
Will you live your values, or fold under pressure?
Will you protect your team, or default to plausible deniability?
Will you address the trauma, or just manage the optics?
You post about “people-first.”
You speak of “inclusive leadership.”
You claim values are more than slogans.
Prove it.
What’s your plan when the federal government targets the very individuals who sustain your business?
How strong is your character, your preparedness, and your leadership when it matters most?
If your team can’t rely on you in the challenging moments, why should they rely on you at all?
These moments don’t just test your leadership.
They define it.
Want to pass?
Stand by your people, especially when they’re most vulnerable.
Uphold your values, even when doing so is inconvenient, risky, or unpopular.
Have a plan — not just to resume operations, but to lead through trauma.
Demonstrate accountability. Earn the trust you’ve been borrowing.
Make damn sure everyone on your team knows they won’t be abandoned.
Effective leadership demands: Clarity. Courage. Commitment.
The world doesn’t need more performative leaders.
It needs principled ones.