
How CEOs Can Navigate the Emotional Labor of Leadership

The Unsorted Baggage of Leadership For those who hold power, the price of unsorted baggage is paid by those with whom they pass their days—their coworkers, peers, direct reports. Of course, not all organizational challenges can be traced back to the dismembered, unsorted parts of themselves in the leaders’ shadows. But the toughest, most intransige
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According to Buechler, many startup founders struggle with “emotional management,” which includes the simple act of recognizing when they’re feeling stressed out.
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But leaders at all levels can profoundly influence the way an organization responds under pressure and the stories it tells about its challenges.
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What sets leaders apart is their disproportionate influence on those they lead, by virtue of their position and power. Whatever they’re feeling reverberates through the workplaces they oversee.
Tony Schwartz, Jean Gomes, Catherine McCarthy • The Way We're Working Isn't Working
Rather than being merely reactive to workplace concerns, are there ways in which workplace leadership and community members can identify potential threats to burnout prior to it happening?