Leadership & Stress: What do sustainable leaders know that you could be missing?

Leaders: Recognize the effects of power stress now to avoid burn up or burnout!

Leaders today face many unique challenges. Being a leader has several inherent benefits as well as challenges. One challenge is “power stress” which results from the demand for influencing others and the increased responsibility of a CEO’s high level position.

Power stress is considered to be part of the unique experience of being in a leadership role which results from constantly having to exercising influence on others and the subsequent sense of responsibility felt by those in leadership positions.

• Are you on your way to burning out?
• Do you sometimes feel isolated?
• Do people really tell you the truth or what you want to hear?
• Would you listen if they did? (That’s another topic …)

Other signs of impending burn out are:

• dissatisfaction with work or home life
• irritability
• restlessness
• reduced creativity
• high distractability
• difficulty focusing
• poor decision-making
• relationship problems at home or work
• depression
• anxiety
• decreased sexual drive or performance
• increased alcohol use
• gastrointestinal problems
• ulcers
• chronic back pain
• high blood pressure

Stay tuned* for Part 2:  Leaders:  10 easy ways to reverse the effects of power stress, avoid burnout & feel more productive, satisfied and happier in just a few minutes a day

And Part 3:  Leaders: 7 signs your stress is effecting your team’s productivity

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