I particularly enjoyed Dr. Maynard Brusman’s recent post on his Working Resources Blog: Executive Coaching for Stress Resiliency – Calm Leadership under Pressure.  

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One of the most powerful questions one can ask is “How well do I manage my stress under pressure?” Stress hardy leaders have calm energy and help others become stress resilient under pressure.

The concept of resilience is a core competency in our Collaborative Leadership Model and Brusman’s article asks some great questions around this skill set. As you can see from our definition below, we believe that the starting point for all of this is how well one is grounded in his or her values.

Resilient:  Demonstrates optimism, courage and adaptability that inspires others to be authentic.  Internally well grounded in a strong self knowledge and personal value system. 

Model of: 360 Leadership Readiness™

We do have a specific question around stress in this competency but it is also referenced in some of the other competencies as well.  One of the statements that we use in the “Collaborative” competency speaks well to what I believe Brusman is also emphasizing: I act in a respectful manner even under difficult circumstances.

Stress is a part of everyday living.  How well we manage it will depend on if it creates the tension for positive action or becomes  detrimental distress for us and those around us.

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