Nadine Greiner - Stress-Less Leadership

Lets just say that we entrepreneurs arent always the most relaxed people. Its tough to run a business. But Dr. Nadine Greiner breaks it all down for us in this seminal book. I recommend it to my clients and to everybody.

Doug Bend, legal counsel for entrepreneurs

Dr. Nadine has written a valuable guide for all leaders, covering the broad array of challenges leaders must face, and providing thoughtful guidance on each issue. Whether you are a seasoned leader, or just beginning your journey, you will find excellent advice for leading in our changing world.

Dr. Paul DeChant, deputy chief health officer, IBM Watson Health / Simpler Healthcare

This book does an artful job of conveying the tools and processes that keep CEOs like me awake at night. My team and I have engaged Nadine throughout the years to assist us with critical matters. I recommend it highly.

Bimal Patel, CEO and president, Epic Care

The workforce is changing at a high-rail-train speed, and keeping our employee experience positive and productive is key. Yet, due to societal, health, economic, family, work, and other reasons, our employees and leaders are often stressed. This book helped me understand where my organization and I stand. The tools here are well presented and best in class. Bravo to Nadine for an inspiring and practical book for leaders at all levels.

Debbie Shotwell, chief people officer, Saba Software

Running an EAP in Silicon Valley, we see that along with the extreme drive for achievement also comes extreme stress. Never before has there been a better time for leaders to receive Nadines practical, brilliant message. Starting with an honest look at oneself, leaders have the potential to influence an entire industry and squelch the dangerous trend of seeing stress as a badge of honor.

Cecile Currier, CEO, CONCERN: An Employee Assistance Program

Having had the privilege of working with Nadine to enhance my career growth, I am excited about this book. Nadines book takes us deep into defining, handling, and preventing stress in physical, emotional, and mental ways. This book is full of actionable, concrete advice that is easy to implement. I highly recommend this book to any leader who suffers stress. Bravo, Dr. Nadine!

Jesus Saucedo, MD, MBA

I have observed that those of us who work in the field of climate change have multiple stressors ranging from how we coalesce to mitigate the effects of climate change to advancing the conversation about the harm we are doing. It is stressful to be killing ourselves and our generations to come. This book will help us by providing individual and organizational solutions. I only wish it had been available to us sooner.

Warner Chabot, CEO, San Francisco Estuary Institute

Having worked with Nadine, I had to laugh when I read about her wave to stress. I immediately pictured her waving her hand, with her big charismatic smile. I, myself, have had to contend with stress during my time in the Air Force, having retired as a Chief Master Sargent. I wish I had her book and workshops with me then for my team and for myself.

Tom Fenyoe, director of talent acquisition, Dignity Health

I design and implement programs to alleviate and prevent stress for our workforce. These programs are costly and difficult to implement. But, as Dr. Nadine Greiner points out, not implementing them is even more costly. Her book has many pieces of great advice and real examples about how organizations can support their workforce.

Sharawn Connors, vice president of global total rewards and diversity & inclusion, Flex

I had the joy of working with Dr. Greiner through some organizational changes that were stressful for my team as a whole and for individual team members. This book captures some of what I learned from her directly about her insights about the physiological impact of stress and the tips to not only handle but to prevent it. I now apply these lessons in my work to address the impact of toxic stress in vulnerable communities.

Jim Hickman, CEO, Better Health East Bay

I follow Nadines work, and I always feel inspired and informed by her insights into leadership and culture. I appreciate learning from a truly skilled practitioner with real-world experience. And there are few skills more valuable for leaders than learning to effectively manage ones own stress to perform at the highest level.

Mark Fisher, owner, Mark Fisher Fitness and Business for Unicorns

It seems that stress comes hand-in-hand with being an employer. I enjoyed reading Dr. Greiners approach to building resilience in the leadership ranks as well as the workforce. The costs of health and welfare benefits are rising each year, in large part due to stress and associated behaviors. Her chapters on self-care made me reflect personally and encouraged me to start a deeper conversation with a couple of my colleagues. This is a powerful book. I recommend it highly.

Jane Moyer, chief human resources officer, Northeastern University

I had the pleasure of working with Dr. Nadine Greiner, and I am happy to see her putting to the page some of what she has shared with us in person.

Kirsten Haithcox, senior director of people, Apple

I have learned as a leader that while the effects of stress can single-handedly handicap organizations, stress starts with the individual. And Dr. Nadines book does a powerful job at addressing stress both at the individual and organizational levels.

Renaldo Juanso, executive director of public advocacy, Kaiser Permanente

This is a delightful book, full of revealing tests and insightful advice. I had the pleasure of working with Nadine, and I highly recommend her book, too.

David Goldberg, MD

My team at work is challenged by stress every day. This is the nature of our work. I found Dr. Nadine Greiners book helpful and an easy read.

Laura Heinz, CEO, Stanford Youth Solutions

With any change comes resistance and stress. Working as an organization and individually with Dr. Greiner, we have learned how to channel resistance and stress and how to strengthen our organizational resiliency. This book offers practical guidance about individual stress but also powerful lessons in overall leadership.

James McCaughey, CEO, Bay Medical Management, LLC

As leaders are called to solve more complex issues faster and with a leaner staff, I keep a look out for leader stress and burnout in my colleagues. Dr. Nadine Greiners chapters on talent review, succession planning, and the organizational costs of stress were singing my tune. This is a pivotal book at a pivotal moment in time.

Cindy Johnson, chief human resources officer, Providence Healthcare Network

Nobody can deny that stress has become an epidemic. Thats why I recommend Dr. Nadine Greiners book. She is a delight to work with, and her voice rings clearly through the pages.

Micheal Pope, CEO, ASEB (Alzheimers Services of the East Bay)

Leading a workforce is part art, part science, and 100 percent self-leadership. This book gives ample advice and real-life examples on how to do this in a reliable way. This is a powerful book for leaders at all levels.

Maynard Jenkins, vice president of human resources, Sutter Health

As Nadine points out in this fascinating book, stress is multigenerational as well as situationally contagious. Having worked with Nadine, I was pleased to see that she has committed her work to paper and that her readers can benefit from her research and experience.

David Newell, president and CEO, PromiseShip, Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF) Children and Family Fellowship

Nadine has written a solid book packed with practical advice, tips, and tricks to overcome stress. Having enjoyed Dr. Nadines short articles online, I am impressed finding the same clarity and accessibility in a full-length book on a challenging subject.