Stress to Blame for Kiwi And Aussie Leaders Lacking Vision

MEDIA RELEASE 6 November 2012

Stress to Blame for Kiwi And Aussie Leaders Lacking Vision

Over 70% of New Zealand and Australian business leaders lack high levels of vision and stress is to blame, according to new research released today.

From more than 6500 top executives surveyed on both sides of the Tasman, the research also found that just 7% of our leaders have high levels of visionary thinking‘, enhanced productivity and the ability to bring out the best in others.

The data comes from leading consultancy, Human Synergistics, who specialise in individual, group and organisational development, enabling change by helping organisations understand the impact leaders have on company culture and business performance.

Shaun McCarthy, Chairman of Human Synergistics, says, Our leaders experience a great deal of pressure in the workplace, so for many, visionary thinking becomes almost impossible.

The pressure they experience stems from a combination of difficult market conditions, and increasing levels of interconnectedness blurring the line between work and personal time. Stress then comes as a result of what goes on in the mind of the leader as they deal with these pressures.

The net impact of stress is a lack of real insight into thinking, problem solving and constructive behaviour which in turn, has a negative effect on company culture and overall business performance.

Shaun continues, The small number of visionary leaders across New Zealand and Australia is a direct result of how we have been taught to think for generations. The new world requires leaders to be more conscious as the pace changes, which means they are under more pressure than ever before.

Dr Trisha Stratford, Neuroscientist at the University of Sydney has been working closely with Human Synergistics to develop a new way of problem solving for leaders using Neuroscience and leadership theory.

Dr Stratford says, Insights from Neuroscience have shown us that our state of mind changes our brain functioning – panic, anxiety or stress is the inhibitor.

We now believe it is possible to manage our state of mind to consciously create more opportunity to problem solve with real insight and imagination, says Stratford.

Human Synergistics will officially launch this new way of thinking at their eighth annual conference in Wellington 14 November and Auckland 16 November.

For more information visit, www.humansynergistics.co.nz

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