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JUNE 30, 2016|LEADERSHIP


New Study Proves Stress Is Contagious


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A little over ten years ago, when I was leading a team of digital producers in Australia, I saw first hand the contagious nature of moods. When one team member was stressed, it could create a cascade effect among the rest. Very quickly I understood that my role was to try and be a force of calm.

So I was interested to come across a writeup of a new study showing that stress is indeed contagious. It is a good reminder of just how influenced we all can be by the moods of each other.

Research has proved that stress is contagious. Now we just have to wait for the study which proves that calm can be too.

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