The Stress Effect
Why Smart Leaders Make Dumb Decisions--And What to Do About It
Published on 27. April 2010
336 pages
978-0-470-62296-4 (ISBN)
Description
Reveals the powerful and undermining effects of stress on gooddecision making-and what leaders can do about it
The ability to make sound and timely decisions is the mark of agood leader. But when leaders with otherwise strong track recordssuddenly begin making poor decisions-as seen in the recentcorporate scandals that rocked the business world-the impact can bewidespread. In The Stress Effect, leadership expert Henry L.Thompson argues that stress is often the real culprit behind thisleadership failure: when leaders' stress levels become sufficientlyelevated-whether in the boardroom or on the front line of amanufacturing process-their ability to effectively use theiremotional intelligence and cognitive ability in tandem to make wisedecisions is significantly impaired. Until now, experts have arguedthat increasing your emotional intelligence will help you cope withand manage stress. This book suggests that stress actuallyblocks access to your emotional intelligence as well as yourcognitive ability, two critical components in the decision-makingprocess. This book
* Shows how stress adversely affects the performance of even themost savvy leaders
* Reveals the truth about one of the prime factors behind thecurrent failure of leadership
* Offers a solid prescription for building a "stress resilientsystem" and arms leaders with best practices for managing specificstressors that take the biggest toll on decision making
* Is written by an award-winning organizational psychologist andleadership consultant whose clients include a roster of Fortune 500companies
A groundbreaking and insightful resource for leaders, TheStress Effect reopens the dialogue on stress, its effect ondecision making, and what to do about it.
The ability to make sound and timely decisions is the mark of agood leader. But when leaders with otherwise strong track recordssuddenly begin making poor decisions-as seen in the recentcorporate scandals that rocked the business world-the impact can bewidespread. In The Stress Effect, leadership expert Henry L.Thompson argues that stress is often the real culprit behind thisleadership failure: when leaders' stress levels become sufficientlyelevated-whether in the boardroom or on the front line of amanufacturing process-their ability to effectively use theiremotional intelligence and cognitive ability in tandem to make wisedecisions is significantly impaired. Until now, experts have arguedthat increasing your emotional intelligence will help you cope withand manage stress. This book suggests that stress actuallyblocks access to your emotional intelligence as well as yourcognitive ability, two critical components in the decision-makingprocess. This book
* Shows how stress adversely affects the performance of even themost savvy leaders
* Reveals the truth about one of the prime factors behind thecurrent failure of leadership
* Offers a solid prescription for building a "stress resilientsystem" and arms leaders with best practices for managing specificstressors that take the biggest toll on decision making
* Is written by an award-winning organizational psychologist andleadership consultant whose clients include a roster of Fortune 500companies
A groundbreaking and insightful resource for leaders, TheStress Effect reopens the dialogue on stress, its effect ondecision making, and what to do about it.
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Henry L. Thompson, Ph.D., an award-winning organizational psychologist, leadership consultant, researcher, and author, is the founder and CEO of High Performing Systems, Inc., a leadership solutions provider. He is the creator of the Leadership Potential Equation, author of Jung's Function-Attitudes Explained and The Communication Wheel: A Resource Book, and coeditor of the Handbook for Developing Emotional and Social Intelligence (Pfeiffer, 2009).
Content
Introduction: Good Leaders Make Good Decisions Under Stress.
1 How Leaders Make Decisions.
2 How Cognitive Intelligence Influences Decision Making.
3 Emotional Intelligence and Decision Making.
4 Stress and Decision Making.
5 How Stress Leads to Poor Decision Making.
6 Increasing Stress Management Capacity.
7 Developing Cognitive Resilience.
8 Building Stress-Resilient Emotional Intelligence.
9 The Seven Best Practices to Prevent Stress.
Conclusion.
Notes.
Acknowledgments.
About the Author.
Index.
1 How Leaders Make Decisions.
2 How Cognitive Intelligence Influences Decision Making.
3 Emotional Intelligence and Decision Making.
4 Stress and Decision Making.
5 How Stress Leads to Poor Decision Making.
6 Increasing Stress Management Capacity.
7 Developing Cognitive Resilience.
8 Building Stress-Resilient Emotional Intelligence.
9 The Seven Best Practices to Prevent Stress.
Conclusion.
Notes.
Acknowledgments.
About the Author.
Index.
