CHAPTER 21
Your Overwhelmed, Stressed-Out Team Needs Relief
By Julie Mosow
Is your team stressed out? These days, everyone seems overwhelmed and way too busy. But even when your team members have a lot on their plates, they don’t have to sacrifice their health or happiness. What can you do to reduce your team’s stress? How can you help them focus on what really needs to get done?
What the Experts Say
As a leader, it’s your job to help your people find balance. Of course, you need results, but you also want a team that’s not at constant risk of burning out. Research by Clifford Nass, Eyal Ophir, and Anthony Wagner shows that memory, attention, and concentration suffer when people try to manage the constant stream of communication and distraction ...
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