Recognize Stress in the Workplace
In the workplace, we all experience moderate to severe stress at some time. Recognize how you and your co-workers react to stress differently based on your personality traits.
Decision Maker
Severe Stress: Avoid
What this looks like: “I’m done dealing with this,” as they declare victory and move on
Moderate Stress: Dictate
What this looks like: Comes across as dictatorial because they want to get things done
Encourager
Severe Stress: Yield
What this looks like: Give in, “ok, fine. I’ll just do it,” but their heart isn’t aligned with the objective
Moderate Stress: Attack
What this looks like: Often are blaming, verbally assaulting in some cases
Facilitator
Severe Stress: Attack
What this looks like: Seemingly comes out of nowhere; everyone notices because it is so out of character
Moderate Stress: Yield
What this looks like: “Ok fine, I’ll do it”
Tracker
Severe Stress: Dictate
What this looks like: They are so pushed to make things happen so they do so assertively
Moderate Stress: Avoid
What this looks like: “I don’t want to deal with that right now”
This chart that shows how different traits react under moderate and severe stress.
Bottom Line:
- Be mindful of the signals that others are giving
- Pay special attention to severe stress cues
- Leave chocolate and back away very slowly
To learn the four key types of energies to reduce your stress, click here.