How Stress Can Improve Productivity

  • Author: Dr. Lew Bayer
  • Credit: 1
  • Study time: 30 minutes
Critical Skills for New Leaders micro course
Course overview
Stress is not only harmful. Learn where your performance sweet spot lies, how your view of stress shapes its effect, and three practices that put pressure to work.
  • Video time: 2 minutes
  • Certificate of Completion included

What's included?

  • 5 Lessons
  • 1 Certificate of Completion
  • 1 Worksheet
  • 3 Videos
  • 2 PDF downloads

What you will learn

New leaders face more pressure and more change, and most have been taught that stress is simply bad. This micro module presents a balanced, evidence-based view: the relationship between pressure and performance, the research on stress mindset, and practical ways to stay in the productive zone and help team members do the same, with clear guidance on the warning signs of overload.

A tool you can use this week

The My Stress Sweet Spot worksheet, which you download and complete for a real situation of your own.

Dr. Lew Bayer

CEO of Civility Experts Inc., author, and Canadian Civility Ambassador
ABOUT LEW
Dr. Lew Bayer is internationally recognized as the leading expert on civility at work. She is CEO of Civility Experts Inc., a multinational civility training group with more than 500 affiliates in 46 countries, and the author of 23 books, including the bestseller The 30% Solution and a new book on diplomacy due for release in January 2027. With some 30 years of experience as a practitioner and mentor, Lew and her team of social architects help organizations build better workplaces by building competency in civility. She serves as faculty at the Canadian Management Centre, is Director of the International Civility Trainers' Consortium, and is currently embracing her role as Canadian Civility Ambassador.
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