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Crafting solutions to leadership demands for well-being and effectiveness

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  • Bruning, Patrick F.
  • Hsin-Chen Lin,
  • Hsu, Ching-Yi

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Leadership is a prominent function within organizations and social entities, and research suggests leadership that is more active tends to be more effective. However, emerging research contends that more active leadership can place stressful demands on leaders, which can jeopardize their well-being and eventual effectiveness. In this article, we draw from research on job demands, job resources, and stress coping to outline an applied framework of leader strain management. The model explains how leadership demands (i.e., the challenges/hindrances leaders face) can influence leader strains (i.e., negative implications of the demands) and how leader resources (i.e., tangible/intangible assets) can be leveraged through coping activities to resolve demands or reduce strains. We propose five guidelines for leaders seeking to balance engaging their leadership responsibilities with maintaining their well-being and sustaining their effectiveness over time.

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  • Bruning, Patrick F. & Hsin-Chen Lin, & Hsu, Ching-Yi, 2022. "Crafting solutions to leadership demands for well-being and effectiveness," Business Horizons, Elsevier, vol. 65(5), pages 603-615.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:bushor:v:65:y:2022:i:5:p:603-615
    DOI: 10.1016/j.bushor.2021.07.016
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