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Early in a career as a system leader you are asked to make decisions that seem like a 50/50 bet at best. I was in the process of crafting a corporate imaging data retention guideline for a 19-hospitals system. The question was: “Do we save the CAD overlay box on mammogram studies or not?” I said, “No, let the radiologists see them in the moment but delete them from permanent storage.” What would you have done?

Stress is part of life. Whether you’re leading a team, raising a family, or managing a project, stress finds its way into the equation. But is stress always a villain? Like most things in life, the answer is nuanced. Stress can be both a catalyst for growth and a recipe for disaster, depending on how we manage it.