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. 2012 Oct 30;109(44):17730-1.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1215502109. Epub 2012 Oct 16.

Importance of a sense of control and the physiological benefits of leadership

Robert M Sapolsky  1
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Importance of a sense of control and the physiological benefits of leadership

Robert M Sapolsky. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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Overall, insofar as leadership gives rise to an enhanced personal sense of control, it gives rise to the low-cortisol and low-anxiety levels. However, all components of leadership give rise to the salutary cortisol and anxiety profile. Leaders who had larger number of subordinates in their organization, and who had high levels of authority and autonomy, had the enhanced sense of control. In contrast, having a large number of subordinates directly supervised was not enhancing.
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  • Leadership is associated with lower levels of stress.
    Sherman GD, Lee JJ, Cuddy AJ, Renshon J, Oveis C, Gross JJ, Lerner JS. Sherman GD, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Oct 30;109(44):17903-7. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1207042109. Epub 2012 Sep 24. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012. PMID: 23012416 Free PMC article.

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