Tanveer Naseer

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

The brain craves certainty, and when you feel uncertain, the almond shaped structure in the brain called the amygdala releases chemicals into the blood stream that you experience as fear, anxiety and doubt. For example they embrace flexibility, or they don’t have an HR person, or they don’t want to work in a stuffy corporate culture.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 29, 2014

The longer the body is exposed to these chemicals, the greater their toll. Of course, stress can sometimes be a positive force, focusing a person’s attention, boosting determination, and energizing action. They need to educate managers not only about the dangers of stress but also about the need for activities that reduce it.

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The Recovering Engineer

DECEMBER 6, 2010

For example, I can’t control whether or not people read this blog. He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S. When I discuss this idea in training, I often say that of the 6+ billion people on the planet I can only control one of them. I can control how often I post.

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The Recovering Engineer

APRIL 26, 2010

For example, I am naturally calm, unemotional, and analytical. Effective Communication Skills: How to Quickly Guess a Person’s DISC Style Using the DISC Model: How to Create Stress for Other People DISC Model FAQ’s: Is Changing Your Behavior Phoney?

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The Recovering Engineer

MAY 22, 2010

For example, most people recognize that appropriate behavior during a wedding ceremony is likely to be different from appropriate behavior at the celebration party after the ceremony. He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S. It is just a matter of style.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

With all the media and medical attention on stress and its negative health impacts, it is easy to reach the conclusion that stress is irredeemably bad—something to be avoided as much as possible. We are willing to bet that those times invariably involved some stress or struggle. Stress has many wonderful attributes.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2016

It is associated with increased levels of the stress hormone cortisol in our bodies. Stress results from tasks not being completed or done well. This can become a vicious cycle because increased levels of cortisol further impede our cognitive functioning, leading to even greater stress.

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The Recovering Engineer

MARCH 12, 2010

Related posts: Using the DISC Model: How to Create Stress for Other People Conflict Resolution Tips: Task Oriented People with People Oriented Individuals Communication Tips: Connecting With Outgoing, People-Oriented People DISC Model FAQ’s: Is Changing Your Behavior Phoney? He is an engineer by nature, by training, and experience.

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Michael Lee Stallard

APRIL 9, 2019

We tend to think of addictions as ingesting a substance that temporarily makes an individual feel better or more relaxed (being addicted to alcohol or drugs, for example), but it’s broader than that… and sometimes less obvious that a behavior has crossed over into addiction. A review of 83 studies on addiction led Sussman et al.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2013

Take anger, for example. Anger releases neurotransmitter chemicals known as catecholamines that give us a burst of energy. The chemicals that cause these feelings can build up over time, and the result is a whole host of psychosomatic diseases. They create a tendency to suck us into a vicious circle.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Depending on what you are celebrating at work and how wild your team is about to be with the decorations, holiday safety can promise a stress-free experience instead of spending it putting out small fires and tripping over stray balloons.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

In his speech at COP21 European Union Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs, and Fisheries Karmenu Vella stressed the need to switch to a more circular economy. Another example is France’s MTB-Recycling. Take Renault’s electric cars as an example. Another example of servitization is Mudjeans.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 1, 2017

Selvesware will deliver actionable, data-driven insight and advice on what to say, when to speak up, and with whom to network, for example, suggesting bespoke options for better communication, collaboration, and facilitation. Consider, for example, the obsessive get-it-done-now! “Should you take five minutes to de-stress?”

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 25, 2016

Automobile manufacturers, for example, create products that rely on metals, chemicals, oil, and gas, which are among the most energy- and water-intensive industries. Collaborations among energy producers and users, for example, can help scale technologies such as solar PV and wind power that require only negligible amounts of water.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Maggie Wilderotter, chairman and CEO of Frontier Communications (and a member of the boards of P&G and Xerox) stresses that “it’s not just about the meetings. Many also find it useful to track succession and promotion—for example, by holding annual reviews of a company’s top 30 to 50 key executives.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2016

Health assessments typically involve asking employees questions about modifiable risks, such as smoking behavior, physical inactivity, poor diet, and high stress levels. Senior leaders not only speak of its importance to the organization’s success, they lead by example. A company like Dow Chemical is a success story in this way.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2011

It is of even greater importance if a major act of terrorism involving nuclear, chemical, biological or cyber weapons occurs, either in private sector facilities or public spaces that impact private employers. Neither the Gulf spill nor the problems at the Japan nuclear plants were unthinkable. A similar set of problems bedevils Japan.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2011

For example, several companies embarked on Six Sigma programs after their CEO heard about GE's success with the approach, and many other companies have adopted Lean because of Toyota's success. Consider this example. Chemical company Air Products has adopted nearly every approach for sustaining improvement from all four religions.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2013

I was once asked to facilitate in a group coaching intervention for the leadership team at the subsidiary of a large chemical company. This will in turn create a culture of mutual support and trust, reduce team stress and conflict, and make for more creative problem solving. Kate’s story had a happy ending.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

In situations of high stress, fear or distrust, the hormone and neurotransmitter cortisol floods the brain. For example, you might agree to give people extra time to explain their ideas and to listen without judgment. In terms of its neurochemistry, your brain has been hijacked. And the amygdala, our instinctive brain, takes over.

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