If you’re a leader trying to help your people vibrantly navigate stress, you’re going to love this episode! Today Nicole talks to Lauren Hodges, Award Winning Learning Designer, Keynote Speaker, and Author. Lauren is an expert in human performance sciences, an award winning learning designer, and author of the book Less Stress, More Calm: Discover Your Unique Stress Personality and Make It Your Superpower. She also founded Performance on Purpose, a global training and coaching company focused on the intersections of leadership and human performance. In her book, each stress personality chapter highlights “stress resets” and unique “superpowers” to use to shift your mindset, get to know your inner voice more intimately, and learn what parts of yourself under stress might actually be used as golden opportunities for growth. Listen as Nicole and Lauren break down these stress personalities and their superpowers!
In this episode, Nicole and Lauren discuss:
[00:08:09] Assessing your own stress personality
[00:12:30] How “stress” is not a bad word
[00:17:32] 8 Stress personalities, with tips on navigating them
[00:41:04] How there’s no finish line to the work of managing stress
Lauren’s book: https://a.co/d/3ZFyNzC
Lauren’s website: www.performance-on-purpose.com
Also mentioned on this episode:
Leanne Williams’ research: https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/leanne-williams#bio
Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl: https://a.co/d/gSw8Giw
Dan Sullivan books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B003ZFP2L4
We are so grateful to Lauren for joining us at the Build a Vibrant Culture podcast!