Crafting solutions to leadership demands for well-being and effectiveness

Leadership is a prominent function within organizations and social en-tities, and research suggests leadership that is more active tends to be more effec-tive. However, emerging research contends that more active leadership can place stressful demands on leaders, which can jeopardize their well-being and eventual effectiveness. In this article, we draw from research on job demands, job re-sources, and stress coping to outline an applied framework of leader strain manage-ment. The model explains how leadership demands (i.e., the challenges/ hindrances leaders face) can influence leader strains (i.e., negative implications of the demands) and how leader resources (i.e., tangible/intangible assets) can be leveraged through coping activities to resolve demands or reduce strains. We propose five guidelines for leaders seeking to balance engaging their leadership re-sponsibilities with maintaining their well-being and sustaining their effectiveness over time.(c) 2021 Kelley School of Business, Indiana University. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.