The ability to manage your emotions and remain calm under pressure has a direct link to your performance. TalentSmart has conducted research with more than a million people, and we’ve found that 90% of top performers are skilled at managing their emotions in times of stress in order to remain calm and in control. If you follow our newsletter, you’ve read some startling research summaries that explore the havoc stress can wreak on one’s physical and mental health (such as the Yale study, which found that prolonged stress causes degeneration in the area of the brain responsible for self-control). The tricky thing about stress (and the anxiety that comes with it) is that it’s an absolutely necessary emotion. Our brains are wired such that it’s difficult to take action until we feel at least some level of this emotional state. In fact, performance peaks under the heightened activation that comes…

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Drucker challenged us to manage ourselves by using the following challenging questions: What are my strengths? The only way to discover your strengths is through feedback analysis Write down key decision or actions & compare the actual results with your expectations after a certain period of time How do I perform? Identify your personality traits are key eg are you a team worker or loner, are you a decision maker or an adviser, What are my values? Person’s values should be compatible with the organizations’ values Where do I belong? Consider your strengths, preferred work style & values Based on these qualities in what kind of work environment would you fit in best? Find the perfect fit, you will transform yourself from a merely an acceptable employee into a star performer. What should my contribution be? What does the situation require of me? Given my strengths, my way of performing…

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