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Towards Personal Sustainability: Renewal as an Antidote to Stress

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  • Udayan Dhar

    (Department of Organizational Behavior, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA)

  • Han Liu

    (Department of Organizational Behavior, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA)

  • Richard E. Boyatzis

    (Department of Organizational Behavior, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA)

Abstract

Research about stress management has traditionally focused on reducing possible stressors. However, more recent studies have highlighted the importance of renewal as an antidote to stress. The purpose of this paper is to provide a theoretical explanation of how renewal activities can invoke a psycho-physiological response that enhances personal sustainability. By drawing upon recent evidence from the fields of medicine, psychology, and management, we developed a conceptual understanding of how renewal activities are characterized by the movement of the individual from a negative to a positive psycho-physiological state. Such a transition happens over a tipping point, which people can enact in themselves and in others through emotional and social intelligence competencies. We illustrate this proposition with the specific case of ideal self-based coaching in the workplace that can enhance personal sustainability among both leaders and their team members.

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  • Udayan Dhar & Han Liu & Richard E. Boyatzis, 2021. "Towards Personal Sustainability: Renewal as an Antidote to Stress," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(17), pages 1-12, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:17:p:9945-:d:629119
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    1. Simona Margheritti & Andrea Gragnano & Raffaella Villa & Michele Invernizzi & Marco Ghetti & Massimo Miglioretti, 2023. "Being an Emotional Business Leader in the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Importance of Emotions during a Crisis," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(4), pages 1-18, February.

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