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The anxious achiever : turn your biggest fears into your leadership superpower

Aarons-Mele, Morra2023
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"Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illnesses in the world, affecting up to one in eight adults each year, but in our workplaces, and among our leaders, anxiety has been a hidden problem-there in plain sight but ignored. Until now. The Anxious Achiever is a book with a mission: to normalise anxiety in the workplace and help leaders and high achievers transform anxiety from an apparent weakness into a strength. Morra Aarons-Mele argues that anxiety is normal, built into the very nature of leadership; it can-and should-be harnessed into a superpower. Drawing from the successful podcast of the same name, The Anxious Achiever is filled with quotes from psychologists and experts in the field and packed with practical advice. You will learn how to: Figure out your own anxiety profile so that you can recognise and avoid common thought traps and triggers; confront bad habits and unhealthy coping mechanisms; resist perfectionism, manage social anxiety, and set boundaries to prevent burnout; deal with feedback, criticism, and impostor syndrome; and model-and communicate-healthy behaviour as a leader of an anxious organisation. Whether you're experiencing anxiety for the first time or have been battling it along with other mental health challenges for years, The Anxious Achiever is the only book you'll need to help turn your stress and worries into a source of strength for you, your career, and your organisation"-- Provided by publisher.
Author:
Imprint:
Boston, Massachusetts : Harvard Business Review Press, [2023]©2023
Collation:
251 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-237) and index.
Contents:
Part one Getting to know your anxietyAnxious AmbitionAnxiety Is a Double-Edged SwordUncover Your Triggers and TellsFace Your PastPart two A leader's tool kit for managing anxiety at workNegative Self-TalkThought TrapsUnhelpful Reactions and Bad HabitsPerfectionismControlFeedback, Criticism, and Impostor SyndromeSocial Anxiety.
ISBN:
9781647822538 (hbk)9781647822538 (hardback)
Dewey class:
658.4092658.4
LC class:
HD57.7
Language:
English
BRN:
788439
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