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Are you staying calm and steady in the chaos? Are you consistently focused and clear on the next right actions? Despite our continuous efforting, we can’t control change. What we can change, is how we handle the stress of change. 3 Critical Impacts from the Stress of Change: EMOTIONS: Neuroscience and EQ (Emotional Intelligence) focus on how to use the brain to manage our emotions. However, what’s missing from this approach is addressing that stress not only reduces blood flow to our brains, but that it closes our hearts too! The stress of change can cause us to fall into conditioned patterns of not only fear, but also the emotions of shame, guilt, anger and/or pride. These emotions can make us more judgmental and critical, more likely to blame ourselves or others for circumstances. They can make us quick to anger or spiral into despair. ACTIONS: The stress of change doesn’t just hijack our emotions. It causes us to double down on our innate patterns of action, our instinctive strengths for solving problems. It’s another way we try to gain some psychological safety, by returning to our “home base.” The problem is that leaning into our innate patterns of action under stress can also amplify our inertia, whether it’s analysis-paralysis or possibility-spinning, depending on our MO. It also makes our problem-solving blind spots (and everyone has them!) even more difficult to see. INTERACTIONS: Interacting with others, under stress, exacerbates the potential for conflict, and it’s not simply because our emotions are hijacked. Under stress, it’s more likely we are all leaning even harder into our innate patterns of action. The impact of the stress is exponential…not only diminishing our individual productivity, but it’s often the underlying source that derails decision-making, collaboration, and trust when we’re working together. The Opportunity: On March 10, I’m convening a cohort of leaders committed and ready to change how they handle the stress of change…in 90 days. These leaders care about building the capability and confidence to empower themselves and their teams to thrive through change. Our EMPOWERING LEADER ACADEMY transforms how leaders handle the Stress Of Change. It helps leaders develop self-awareness and understanding of, as well as empathy for, the patterns of emotions, actions, and interactions of themselves and others. These frameworks and insights empower leaders to better navigate even the most stressful situations. You can find out more at: EMPOWERING LEADER ACADEMY Note new launch date: March 10! Cheers to thriving through the stress of change in 2025! |
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Enjoy today! Lori Lovens (she/her) Helping Leaders Empower Their Teams To Thrive Through Change |
