Role of Effective Leadership in Stress Management

The success of an organization depends greatly on its executives. The actions and decisions taken by an executive in any particular area of activity will have results which extend beyond that specific activity. A manager's effectiveness in his organizational role depends on his capability in managing men, money, materials, machines and moments. Taking into cognizance the changing business scenario, organizations have adopted a paradigm shift from management aspects to leadership aspects. The shift is from boss to coach, mentor and collaborator; from control and centralized authority to empowerment, commitment and delegation; from short-term to long-term vision; from forced change and compliance to innovation and creativity; from rules and regulations to shared values; from position, power and hierarchy to relationship power and networks; from departments to teams and task force; from blaming and isolating to collaborating and unifying; from schedules and numbers to quality and service; from inward and product-driven to outward and customer- driven. Stress management and leadership styles are parameters which are relevant to the productivity and resultant success of any company in any industry.