{"id":23668,"date":"2025-09-11T07:00:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T11:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/?p=23668"},"modified":"2025-08-27T15:06:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T19:06:23","slug":"how-stress-impacts-leadership-and-how-coaching-can-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coachingfederation.org\/blog\/how-stress-impacts-leadership-and-how-coaching-can-help\/","title":{"rendered":"How Stress Impacts Leadership and How Coaching Can Help"},"content":{"rendered":"

How Stress Impacts Your Leadership and How Coaching Can Help<\/span><\/h1>\n

Does Your Stress Impact Others You Work With?<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s the status of this project? It was due yesterday.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

You blink at the email on your cell phone through your early morning, pre-coffee fog. It\u2019s from one of your higher-ups in your organization. The project in question was offloaded to one of your direct reports. Your team is growing, and along with it, your responsibilities.<\/span><\/p>\n

To be honest, it\u2019s all been piling up. And, while you\u2019re more than capable of performing your job duties, the stress has been following you around \u2014 at work, home, and even in your social circles.<\/span><\/p>\n

This stress comes with a sudden, sullen mood. Heavy sighs. Or snapping at a coworker\u2019s seemingly innocuous question.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Trickle-Down Effect: When Your Stress Impacts Your Team<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n

I\u2019ve been <\/span>coaching leaders<\/span><\/a> as a professional stress coach for over 35 years. Over time, I\u2019ve found these signs are what I call \u201cdashboard warning lights\u201d telling you it\u2019s time to work on reducing your stress levels<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dashboard Warning Lights<\/span>:<\/span><\/h3>\n