Category: Mental health at work
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Elite athletes are stressed only during competitions.Really?
First posted 8 December 2021 on IMD Lausanne intranet.Posted 12 November 2023 on possib.li. Professional Athletes are the ultimate performers we can look up to for inspiration. They perform at their very best in the toughest competitions and share their emotions with us as they thread the fine line that separates the thrill of victory…
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Stress management: What can the military teach us?
First posted 2 December 2021 on IMD intranet,posted 12 November 2023 on possib.li. There can be no doubt that military personnel exposed to combat face extreme forms of stress. Starting in the 14th century BC when Assyrians in Mesopotamia (1300-609 BC) recorded how their soldiers were dealing with Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome (PTSD)-like symptoms. And Plutarch’s…
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What do stage artists teach us about stress?
First posted 30 October 2021 on IMD intranet. Is stage fright common among professionals? How do they cope with it? And what can business people learn from it? It turns out that studying how stage artists experience and manage stress can inspire all of us. Look at this image and identify your first emotion: For…
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What is my stress signature? And can the recovery plan help?
First posted 6 October 2021 on the IMD intranet. My first thought waking up early morning was about the purchase order that the customer had not sent on the day we had agreed. It was the last step of an intense 4-month negotiation, and the document was the last thing needed to close the deal…
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“Mom, are you right now above or below the line?”
A take-away from the IMD International Alumni reunion on 1-2 October 2021 in Lausanne. First posted 5 October 2021 on the IMD intranet. Alyson Meister’s “Above the line” and “Below the line” concept is simple and elegant yet useful: When you feel above the water line, you maybe stressed, but you remain open, curious, in…
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