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The Stresses Of Leadership Shortens Life Expectancy

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New research from BerkeleyHaas is perhaps unlikely to shift the sympathy needle too much, but it does nonetheless highlight the damage the stresses of leadership has on those at the top. The health implications of stress are a very under-studied dimension for many jobs,” the researchers explain. “We Hostile takeovers.

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How Stress Ages CEOs

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Stress is well known for the harmful effect it has on our health, and CEOs are equally well known to suffer from stress more than most. The extent of this impact has been confirmed by a recent Wharton study , which shows that the stress associated with leadership can reduce the life expectancy of CEOs.

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