Leaders at all levels of an organization need vision, strategic focus, and a bias toward action. But to shine in today’s complex and changing world, leaders also need new insights and skills that upend conventional thinking about how to increase energy and attentiveness in the face of ever‐rising pressure. Recent scientific discoveries are demonstrating that when people keep their energy high they not only make the most of their current capabilities, but they also reach most deeply into their untapped potential. Research also shows that there are two very distinct kinds of energy – tense energy and calm energy. The author suggests a few simple adjustments in the way people manage their days to help them stop the gear‐grinding effects of tense energy and shift into calm energy.
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Excelling under pressure: increasing your energy for leadership and innovation in a world of stress, change and unprecedented opportunities Available to Purchase
Robert K. Cooper
Robert K. Cooper
Robert K. Cooper is chairman of Advanced Excellence Systems LLC, a leadership consulting firm in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA (www.theother90percent.com). He is a faculty member in the Lessons in Leadership Distinguished Speaker Series, sponsored by business schools from coast to coast. He is widely known for his work on how exceptional leaders and teams liberate untapped human capacity and excel under pressure. His books include The Other 90%TM: How to Unlock Your Vast Untapped Potential for Leadership and Life (Crown Business Books, 2001).
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-9568
Print ISSN: 1087-8572
© MCB UP Limited
2001
Strategy & Leadership (2001) 29 (4): 15–20.
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Cooper RK (2001), "Excelling under pressure: increasing your energy for leadership and innovation in a world of stress, change and unprecedented opportunities". Strategy & Leadership, Vol. 29 No. 4 pp. 15–20, doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000005751
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