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Teamwork: Sharing the Blame! :: Women on Business

Women on Business

Here is what I notice: when stress is high, heads are down and everyone is pointing fingers outward, in the direction of others. When there is less stress there is much more willingness to say “oops, WE made a mistake”. Stress will make us be less accountable, less willing to risk telling the whole truth. Why the difference?

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The Rainmaker Fab Five Blog Picks of the Week

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SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional!   Stephanie Gaspary, The Hiring Site : Creating Great Places to Work: Lessons from 2010's Fortune Best 100 Places to Work - Fortune magazine recently released its list of the 100 best places to work. License. .

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The Rainmaker 'Fab Five' Blog Picks of the Week

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SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional!  Below are my picks for the week of September 13th - 19th, 2010. Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration (ESA) - U.S. License. .  Enjoy!

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Leadership and a Cup of Tea :: Women on Business

Women on Business

For me a cup of tea is a powerful stress reliever. A recent study in Britain had groups either drink water or tea and then were measured on stress related tests. Please share some of your best practices for reducing stress and renewing your spirit. So, find a partner and get to it!

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Can Leaders Take a Break? :: Women on Business

Women on Business

One of the concepts we discussed at Purdue was the fact that when stress hits the hot button we all tend to revert to patterns learned in our original organization, the family. 2 Comments 1 Jen Gresham December 13th, 2010 at 12:00 pm Interesting post. This is when the patterns generations old of being a pleaser or martyr show up.

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A Guilty Conscience = A Great Hire??? :: Women on Business

Women on Business

The guilt-leaners are also proven to be less stressed than their co-workers and have higher job satisfaction. All around, they’re dependable. Because they feel bad letting others down, they feel an obligation to do their part, and guilt if they fall short.

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Possibility Maximizer: Fresh Milk Newsletter From Contented Cows

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SHRM - Society for Human Resource Managment Indispensible for the HR Professional!   If you recognize the importance of having an engaged workforce of "contented cows", I cannot stress highly enough that you check out the Fresh Milk  newsletter and subscribe today. License. .  Enjoy! .