Some managers use negative language to lead: “if we don’t do…then we will not meet our goals.” This behavior of stressing out physically and showing anxiety/agitation is a big mistake, as your staff will respond in kind. Let’s take a page from sports; there is ample data that athletes perform at their best when felling relaxed and confident. That relaxed state enabled Michael Jordan to make many game winning shots as the clock was winding down. When you are faced with a challenging situation at work, remain calm and confident so that you and your staff can be in the ideal performance state to meet the challenge.
After all, you are a corporate athlete.
Published by Conselium Executive Search, the global leader in compliance search.
