400: Tackle the Five Sources of Stress at Work with Amy Leneker

About this episode

This episode discusses the different sources of stress at work and how leaders can manage it effectively with insights from guest Amy Leneker.

Stress is something every manager experiences. Tight deadlines, constant decisions, competing priorities; it can feel like pressure is simply part of the job. Most leaders treat stress like one big, unavoidable force. In reality, stress isn’t just one thing. It appears in different forms, and each requires a different response. When leaders don’t understand the source of their stress, they often try to solve the wrong problem or end up stuck in cycles of overthinking and burnout. Fortunately, this week’s guest shares a practical framework for understanding stress and turning it into something leaders can actually manage. Amy Leneker is a former C-suite executive, a leadership advisor to Fortune 100 companies, and the author of Cheers to Monday: The Surprisingly Simple Method to Lead and Live with Less Stress and More Joy. Her work focuses on helping leaders identify the sources of stress in their work and create simple systems to reduce it while increasing clarity and joy. In this conversation, we explore the different types of stress leaders experience, how stress flows through teams, and practical ways managers can help their teams talk about stress more openly and…

People in this episode

Host: Mamie Kanfer Stewart

Guest: Amy Leneker

Topics covered

• stress management
• leadership
• workplace dynamics
• team communication
• burnout prevention

Keywords

• stress
• management
• leadership
• burnout
• teamwork
• communication
• workplace

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Cheers to Monday: The Surprisingly Simple Method to Lead and Live with Less Stress and More Joy

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