2026.1.7 | Curiosity-driven Leadership Tips (No.39) 令和8年1月7日（木）| 本質に迫る日々の視点 (第39回)
2026.1.7 | Curiosity-driven Leadership Tips (No.39) 令和8年1月7日（木）| 本質に迫る日々の視点 (第39回) Calm Is Not a Personality Trait. It’s a Leadership Capability. In today’s always-on workplaces, productivity is relentlessly optimized — yet many leaders are quietly reaching their limits. Research by MIT Sloan Management Review columnist Lynda Gratton highlights an uncomfortable truth: among the core capabilities required for long, sustainable careers, calm is consistently the weakest. Calm is not about slowing down or disengaging. It is the ability to regulate attention, emotion, and energy — and to create space for reflection under pressure. Interestingly, about 10% of executives rate calm as their strongest capability. They are no less busy or accountable than their peers. What sets them apart is not workload, but how they relate to pressure. Their calm emerges through three pathways: Heritage — early exposure to steadiness and reflective rhythms Temperament — a preference for...