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The Pre-Vent™ Protocol: Anticipating Stress Like a Pro

Unfortunately, there’s still no vaccine against workplace stress. But there is mindful prevention — and it starts with Pre-Vent™. Because stress doesn't start at the scream — it starts at the subtle. Stress rarely shows up with a flashing sign. More often, it builds — quietly, predictably —while you're "too busy" to notice. The tension behind your eyes.That shift in your voice.The tight reply you almost didn’t send. And by the time you realize you're operating und

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The Lone Wolf & The Ghost – Stress Disguised as Independence

🔍 What This Is Really About This isn’t about introverts or team preferences. It’s about how stress can silently reroute our leadership behavior — turning self-reliance into isolation and accountability into avoidance. We're decoding two common stress personas: The Lone Wolf: Overperforms in silence, resists delegation, sees asking for help as weakness. The Ghost: Vanishes under pressure — skips meetings, delays responses, flies under the radar hoping no one notices.

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Stress Signature Spectrum™- The 9 Stress Personas Explained

What Are Stress Personas? Stress personas are temporary but powerful patterns that surface when your nervous system is under pressure. They’re not who you are — they’re how your system protects you when it feels unsafe. These aren't personality traits. They’re state-based defaults — and they often override your best leadership intentions with reactive behavior. 🧠 You don’t choose your stress persona.Your nervous system does it for you.

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From Overfunctioning to Owning It: A Leadership Reset

Overfunctioning might look like dedication — until it starts costing clarity, connection, and your sanity. What Is Overfunctioning (and...

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Your Stress Signature is Leading. Are You Aware?

Say Hi to Your Stress Sidekick — and Get to Know Each Other, So You Stay in Charge. We all have our go-to personality flavor. Maybe...

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Modern Hustle is out. Regulation is in. Because “pushing through” is no longer a badge of honor — it’s a burnout recipe.

Today we’re spotlighting two quiet forces that shape your team’s stress culture more than you think: 🧠 Mirror neurons – tiny brain cells that silently copy the emotional state of whoever’s leading the room. 👥 Generational stress responses – from Boomers wearing burnout like a badge of honor to Gen Z quietly spiraling behind their Slack status.

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