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The Toxic Stress Caused By Low Self-Esteem Leaders

The Horizons Tracker

The link between stress and a multitude of serious illnesses, including heart disease, diabetes, asthma, cancer, osteoporosis, anxiety, depression, insomnia, memory loss, and premature aging, has been well-established by a vast body of research.

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5 Principles for Ethical Leadership in Times of Crisis

Great Leadership By Dan

Crises typically create chaos, confusion, stress, and fear. Keeping in mind the role you play and the powerful influence you have on every person in your organization will help you steer people through tough times. It means setting clear expectations, following up, and taking action when appropriate. Empathy appeals to people’s hearts.

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Autistic People Less Likely To Suffer From The Bystander Effect

The Horizons Tracker

“And in situations where they would not intervene, they were more likely to identify the influence of others as the reason, whereas neurotypical employees were more reluctant to acknowledge this.” Although the findings are still in the early stages, the researchers stress the practical importance of their work. ”

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Are You Crushing Your Employees?

Lead Change Blog

Sometimes when I’m under the gun at work and feeling the pressure of all my responsibilities, I can get tunnel vision about accomplishing my own goals and forget how my behavior is influencing others. It happens to every leader from time to time when we’re under stress and reacting in the moment.

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March 2021 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Linda Fisher Thornton of LeadinginContext contributed It’s Tine For Ethically Adaptive Leadership. Each day brings new challenges that consume our time and require us to grow into higher levels of ethical awareness to avoid missteps and miscalculations. Find Linda on Twitter at @leadingincontxt.

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Help I Have a REALLY LAZY Coworker! How Do I Stay Motivated?

Let's Grow Leaders

Your reputation will long outlast the influence of this lazy coworker. Everyone’s under so much stress. DO build a network of support Seek out folks with similar ambition and work ethic to support and challenge you. The worse thing you can do is slack on your performance or reduce your standards. Is everything okay?”

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Executives Most Likely To Cheat During Good Times

The Horizons Tracker

Indeed, various studies have shown that stress can reduce our willpower, which in turn makes us more susceptible to various negative behaviors. Indeed, the researchers even suggest that the economic conditions we encounter when entering a role can provide an ethical baseline that endures. Driving misconduct.