You’re Not Worse at Handling Stress. The Job Got Harder.

You’re Not Worse at Handling Stress. The Job Got Harder.

Anxiety isn't new. The volume is. More inputs. More uncertainty. More decisions. Less time between them.

You can't eliminate that. You can manage how you respond to it. Recognize something most leaders don't say out loud: If this feels harder than it used to, it probably is.

The goal isn't to remove the pressure. It's to make sure it doesn't start making decisions for you.

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Judgment Shuts Conversations Down. Curiosity Opens Them Up.

Judgment Shuts Conversations Down. Curiosity Opens Them Up.

When someone says or does something that bothers you, there's a fork in the road. One path is judgment. The other is curiosity. Judgment is faster. It feels decisive. Especially under pressure. Curiosity takes more time. It requires vulnerability. It risks hearing something you don't like. So most leaders default to judgment.

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