Pressure is expected in high-stress roles. It comes with the territory. But when pressure is constant and unrelenting, it becomes something else. It becomes costly. Not just in morale, but in mistakes, retention, operational breakdown, and financial loss. Chronic pressure is not a test of resilience...
In high-risk jobs, exposure to chronic stress and traumatic events is inevitable. Emergency services, military personnel and many other frontline professionals operate in environments where they are expected to function under extreme pressure. Over time, these demands can take a toll, leading to bur...
Many leaders focus on how teams perform under pressure, but fewer consider what happens after the pressure subsides. The ability to recover from stress is just as critical to long-term performance as the ability to endure it. Without structured recovery, stress accumulates, eroding decision-making, ...