Managing Microstress | Rob Cross

Microstresses are small, almost unnoticeable stresses that can build up and keep us from our best selves. So, how can you find your microstressors and remove them? In this episode, Rob Cross answers this question and more. What You’ll Learn: 1. Your mind may not register microstress, but your body does. 2. How building a diverse community around you will make you more resilient to stress. 3. How to stop persisting through the system and start shaping it. 4. Creating better (and diverse) relationships by removing microstressors. 5. How to watch for microstresses and what to do about them. 6. How to stop the cycle of passing stress on. Who is Rob? For over 20 years, Rob Cross has studied the underlying networks of effective organizations and the collaborative practices of high performers. Having worked with over 300 organizations he’s reached thousands of leaders from the frontline to the C-suite. He's currently a senior Vice President of Research at Institute for Corporate Productivity. He is the Edward A. Madden professor of Global Leadership at Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Rob is also the co-founder and research director of the Connected Commons, a consortium of over 150 leading organizations, accelerating network research and practice. He has written over 50 articles for Harvard Business Review, Sloan Management Review, California Management Review Academy, and Management Executive and Organizational Dynamics. His work has also been repeatedly featured in high profile publications like Business Week, Fortune, the Financial Times, Time Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, and Fast Company. And if that wasn't enough, a couple of recent developments, The Microstress Effect has been recognized as an award-winning book by Thinkers 50 and as one of Harvard Business Review’s Big Ideas for 2023. Mentions: The Microstress Effect: How Little Things Pile Up and Create Big Problems--and What to Do about It https://www.amazon.ca/Microstress-Effect-Little-Things-Problems-ebook/dp/B0B5YDDR7F  https://www.robcross.org/  Follow Rob: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/crossrob/  More of Do Good to Lead Well: Website: https://craigdowden.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigdowden/

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