I want to talk a little bit about burnout and coping with stress. I see this a lot in my coaching practice working with senior leaders. As a rule, they’re very successful, they’ve moved up the ladder in their organizations, running huge operations of hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars in revenue a…
Keep readingIn this third and last part on the series on stress resilience for leaders, you’ll learn 8 best practices to beat stress—or at least deal with it more productively. Previous posts have introduced the concept of stress resilience and the three components of stress resilience. Dr. Henry Thompson, author of The Stress Effect, calls the…
Keep readingIn a previous post, I laid out importance of being a stress resilient leader. In order to sustain steady, high level performance, leaders must become stress resilient in order to deal with the demands of the role. Lack of stress resilience leads to reductions in performance due to decreases in cognitive intelligence, emotional intelligence, and…
Keep readingI recall a difficult assignment I once had that involved plenty of political fireworks, drama, and resistance. This included tremendous pressure—even abuse—from my higher-ups to succeed quickly. To say it was stressful was an understatement. Each day was an exercise in self-control and discipline just to keep forging on. I could actually feel the stress…
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