Episode 214: Micro-stressors and their Impact on Well-Being and Performance

In this podcast, we talk about micro-stressors and how they impact your well-being and performance as a leader.

We've been seeing increasing levels of stress, overwhelm, and uncertainty around how to lead during these challenging times. Therefore, now is timely to explore micro-stressors in leadership.

You may or may not know we are facing not just one or two micro-stressors every day but dozens a day just trying to survive. In fact, micro-stressors go undetected most of the time, and it's hard to battle them head-on.

In this podcast, we talk about the different sources of micro-stressors and some recommendations to combat them. We also talk about some examples of the ripple effect of micro-stressors and the negative consequences if you don't increase your awareness of them.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

02:27 - About the Harvard Business Review article on micro-stressors

05:58 - The definition of micro-stressors

07:15 - Some of the examples of a ripple effect of micro-stressors

12:31- About the 14 sources in three different categories of micro-stressors

13:36 - The sources of the first category of micro-stressors

13:18 - Some of the sources of the second category of micro-stressors

14:23 - About the sources of the third category of micro-stressors

15:53 - Some of the suggestions to fight against micro-stressors from the article

18:31 - Some of the recommendations from our experience to combat micro-stressors

25:03 - The negative consequences if you don't increase your awareness of micro-stressors

25:36 - The positive outcomes of reducing micro-stressors from your life

While you’re thinking about how much you’ll learn in this episode, start listening here now or go here to watch on the MissingLogic LLC YouTube channel.

References:

Cross, R. & Dillon, K. (February, 7, 2023). The hidden toll of microstress. HBR.org

Cross, R., Singer, J., & Dillon, K. (July, 9, 2020). Don’t let microstress burn you out. HBR.org

Cross, R. & Dillon, K. (February 7, 2023). How small stress snowballs. HBR.org

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