As a Leader Are You an Anxiety Carrier?

Think for a moment about how you feel when you’re performing at your best. What adjectives come to mind? Almost invariably they need to be positive ones.

Consider this. Anxiety may be a source of energy, and even motivation, but it comes with significant costs.

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The more anxious we feel, the less clearly and imaginatively we think, and the more reactive and impulsive we become. That’s not good … and it also has huge implications if you’re in a supervisory or leadership role.

As a boss, your energy has a disproportionate impact on those you lead, by virtue of your authority. Put bluntly, any time your behavior increases someone’s anxiety — or prompts any negative emotions, for that matter — they’re less likely to perform effectively.

The more positive your energy is, the more positive their energy is likely to be, and the better the likely outcome

Mike Schoultz is a digital marketing and customer service expert. With 48 years of business experience, he consults on and writes about topics to help improve the performance of small business. Find him on G+, Facebook, Twitter, Digital Spark Marketing, Pinterest, and LinkedIn.