Coping mechanisms worth avoiding

Increased stress levels come with the territory as you rise up the corporate ladder; how you choose to deal with this stress can define your career success… or lack of it. Fast Company has put together a list of 10 coping mechanisms that can trip managers up.

In summary, these include:

1) Avoiding confrontation to circumvent an angry outburst

2) Not listening to advisors because of fear of change

3) Refusing to own up to being wrong

4) Thinking that dealing with problems with unearth more problems

5) Not being able to let go of a losing venture

6) Being fixated with strategy while ignoring its execution

7) Taking the logical path and ignoring gut instincts

8) Trusting gust instincts alone and ignoring analysis

9) Encouraging a culture of favouritism

10) Choosing to overlook issues they don't understand