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1High-performer who normalizes elevated stress as the cost of ambition
Context
A managing director scores in the moderate-to-high range on the PSS but dismisses the result. She considers stress a feature of her role, not a problem, and interprets the score as evidence that she is working at the right level. She has held this frame for most of her career and finds the question of whether it's sustainable genuinely puzzling.
How to Introduce
Lead with the reverse-scored items before the total score. 'Four of the ten items measure your sense of coping capacity ...
2Leader under acute organizational pressure seeking to gauge his own baseline🔒
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4 coaching scenarios with introduction language, observation guides, debrief maps, and red flags
