5 ways to help teams deal with a deluge of bad news

3 ways to avoid overreacting to perceived threats | 6 strategies for companies to weather economic storms | Read more from Art Petty on SmartBrief on Leadership Created for {EMAIL} | [{NAME}]( at [{NAME}]( [For more relevant content - Update Your Profile]( | [Web Version]( June 24, 2022 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE](  [] Leading Edge [] [3 ways to avoid overreacting to perceived threats]( Leaders are sometimes subject to what psychiatrist Randolph Nesse calls the "Smoke Detector Principle," when we experience heightened stress even though circumstances don't warrant it, Ed Batista writes, noting that most smoke alarms just signal low-emergency fires. Batista offers three solutions, including slowing down our response to alarming events and being mindful of how emotions can overtake us. 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"We're not suggesting you condone screaming and yelling in your workplace, but you can gently encourage your team to channel any anger or despair they express towards improving a situation or advocating for a larger change," they write. Full Story: [Harvard Business Review (tiered subscription model)]( (6/23) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Take time up front to make your writing tighter]( Take time up front to make your writing tighter (Pixabay) Write concisely by outlining your document first, keeping in mind the format of the communication and the information your audience needs and then ruthlessly editing out extraneous or redundant words and ideas, writes Allison Carter. "Writing concisely helps sharpen your own thinking and makes reading easier for your audience," Carter writes. 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