6 ways to handle chronic stress this year

Is your help hindering your team? | 6 ways to handle chronic stress this year | 5 things to know about forecasting during the pandemic Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( August 3, 2020 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE](  [] Leading Edge [] [Is your help hindering your team?]( Managers waste time and energy when they do their employees' work for them, either by meddling or by not allowing for different paths to the same goal, writes Dan Rockwell. Doing someone's work for them is an ego problem, he writes. Full Story: [Leadership Freak]( (7/31) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [6 ways to handle chronic stress this year]( The pandemic, economy and political situation are all causes of chronic stress that require leaders to take care of themselves, help people who seem to be withdrawing and communicate an optimistic but realistic message about the future, writes Michael Lee Stallard. "Effective leaders continually look ahead, scanning the horizon for opportunities as well as possible disruptive challenges or threats, and they prepare to address them," he writes. Full Story: [SmartBrief/Leadership]( (7/31) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Strategic Management [] [5 things to know about forecasting during the pandemic]( The pandemic has wrecked corporate forecasting, and companies must adjust by thinking about where demand will be unleashed, how buying patterns will change and how demand will differ by location, writes PredictHQ CEO Campbell Brown. "The pandemic has taught the world that the conditions driving demand are far from uniform," he writes. Full Story: [Medium (tiered subscription model)/Marker]( (7/31) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [3 factors that keep business strong in a crisis]( Culture and quality remain essential to businesses even as they must make hard calls about their business models and spending, writes Village Green CEO Diane Batayeh. "[I]t's important to understand employees who are bought into your philosophy are much more likely to help you pivot quickly and make necessary transitions during difficult times," she writes. Full Story: [Texas CEO Magazine]( (7/30) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Smarter Communication [] [Why getting angry in negotiations may pay off]( Anger is a potent but dangerous tool: It can help during negotiations when you have the upper hand and when you direct your ire toward the negotiation and not the person, writes psychologist Thalma Lobel. 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