The Power of Pressure: Why Pressure Isn't the Problem, It's the Solution

What’s the most pressure you’ve ever been under? How did you react? What helped? What didn’t?

For more than five years, Dane Jensen has asked these questions of thousands of high performers—from Olympic gold medalists to navy SEALS, politicians, executives and busy parents. What has emerged from these conversations is that while everyone’s experiences under pressure are unique, pressure follows patterns and develops in predictable ways. If we can recognize the patterns, we can improve our ability to sidestep the biological traps that can sabotage us—and use the energy that accompanies pressure to thrive.

In The Power of Pressure, Jensen combines the insights gathered from his work with the latest research in biology and neuroscience to help you nail the moments that matter and maintain energy and motivation through the pressures of day-to-day life.

DANE JENSEN is the CEO of Third Factor and an instructor at the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University and the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. At Third Factor, Jensen helps leaders to be more effective, creative and resilient under pressure. His work has spanned twenty-three countries on five continents. In addition to working with corporate clients, Jensen partners extensively with athletes, coaches, leaders, and boards across Canada’s Olympic and Paralympic sport system to enhance national competitiveness. Dane Jensen lives in Toronto with his wife and their three children.