
How Leaders Help Teams
Manage Stress
No leader can eliminate a team’s stress — or “solve” an individual’s. But they can
take action to make resilience a team function rather than an individual burden.
By Allen Morrison and David Forster
STRESS HAS BECOME A DEFINING FEATURE OF
modern organizational life. When channeled construc-
tively, stress can act as a powerful motivator — fueling
productivity, innovation, and change. Conversely,
unmanaged stress can breed dysfunction, lower morale,
and lasting psychological harm. Yet most organizations
still lack systematic approaches for managing stress
across teams.
To address this gap,