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The Anxious Achiever: Turn Your Biggest Fears Into Your Leadership Superpower

Author : Morra Aarons-Mele

Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press

ISBN : 9781647822538

Call Number : 658.409 AAR

Summary:

Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illnesses in the world. But in our workplaces, anxiety has been a hidden problem—there in plain sight but ignored. Until now.

The Anxious Achiever is a book with a mission: to normalize anxiety and leadership. As leadership expert and self-proclaimed anxious achiever Morra Aarons-Mele argues, anxiety is built into the very nature of leadership. It can—and should—be harnessed into a force for good.

Inspired by the popular podcast of the same name, The Anxious Achiever is filled with personal stories, research-based insights into mental health, and lots of practical advice. You'll learn how to:

 Figure out your own anxiety profile so that you can recognize and avoid common thought traps and triggers

 Confront bad habits and unhealthy coping mechanisms

 Resist perfectionism, manage social anxiety, and set boundaries to prevent burnout

 Deal with feedback, criticism, and impostor syndrome Learn to love—and lead with—your complex brain

 Model—and communicate—healthy behavior as a leader Whether you're experiencing anxiety for the first time or have been battling it for years, The Anxious Achiever will help you turn your stress and worries into a source of strength for yourself, your career, and the people you lead.