Leadership Matters: How Handling Stress Makes You a Better Leader

By Kenneth Matos, PH.D.

Report Summary

Managers who aren’t equipped to handle stress are costing organizations. Their employees are more likely to experience burnout, less likely to plan on staying with the organization, and less interested in advancing within the organization.

Similarly, leaders who can’t manage stress effectively are much more likely to be seen by their people as irrelevant or even actively harmful to employee and organization performance.

Conversely, leaders who can manage their stress effectively have employees who are more engaged with their work, have less stress overall, are more likely to want to advance within the organization, and are highly unlikely to seek a new job.

People leaders are key points for stress intervention in organizations. And mid-level leaders are the most likely to be highly stressed and depressed, given the demands from above and the effort of implementing them on the ground.

By failing to focus on stress management for leaders, organizations reap a double penalty of reduced leader performance and reduced effectiveness from the teams they guide.

Organizations can and must develop resilient leaders.

In the following report, you’ll find the data showing how leaders who can’t manage stress can have far-reaching effects on their organizations. What’s more, you’ll find suggestions on how organizations can create better opportunities for leaders to master the skills to lead mindfully and well.

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