Leading Through Anxiety
57mIntermediate2022-07-21
Authors

Morra Aarons-Mele
Entrepreneur and author
Course details
These are anxious times, especially for leaders who need to support their teams while also driving business results. In this course, self-described anxious overachiever and host of the popular LinkedIn Presents podcast The Anxious Achiever Morra Aarons-Mele shares proven techniques for managing anxiety as a leader and leveraging it as a force for good that will help you and your team thrive. Morra explains that anxiety is normal and can be a leadership strength. She guides you through understanding your anxiety and ways that anxiety may manifest itself at work, both in the office and remote. Morra shows you how to surf the waves of anxiety, create boundaries and limits, and pace your workday. She introduces you to some quick and powerful hacks to calm anxiety in the moment, no matter where you are. Morra presents a new lens for viewing your anxiety as a superpower that you can harness for good, to help yourself and your teams thrive.
Skills covered
Well-Being and Self-CarePersonal DevelopmentProfessional DevelopmentOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Anxiety is normal and can be a leadership strength
- 02 - Leadership anxiety
1. Understanding Your Anxiety
- 03 - What's making you anxious
- 04 - Unconscious reactions to anxiety
- 05 - Anxiety and the body
2. How Anxiety Manifests at Work
- 06 - Thought traps
- 07 - Control and perfectionism
- 08 - Imposter feelings
- 09 - Micromanaging and overwork
- 10 - Conflict avoidance
- 11 - Social anxiety
- 12 - Performance anxiety
- 13 - Remote work anxiety
3. Building the Infrastructure to Lead through Anxiety
- 14 - Surfing the waves of anxiety
- 15 - Creating boundaries and limits
- 16 - Pacing your workday
- 17 - Hacks for calming anxiety
Conclusion
- 18 - Anxiety can be your superpower