The Practical Leader

APRIL 3, 2024

I feel stressed at work most of the time. Reviewing the research , the Indeed Editorial Team notes, “Even though 87% of executives and managers agree that improving work wellbeing gives them a competitive edge, a mere 19% said that wellbeing was a strategic priority in their organization. Or is work a four-letter curse word?

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The Practical Leader

MARCH 15, 2023

If day after day of stressful racing around doesn’t manage to actually kill us before our time, it will kill our health, happiness, and effectiveness. I once sat through a scarily high-energy presentation given by a professor specializing in knowledge management. This is solid life advice as well.

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Lead Change Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Bernd shares: “As a manager, you need to know how to give feedback. Joel Garfinkle of the Career Advancement Blog submitted 6 Tips for New Managers. Joel shares: “ We all want to navigate our new roles successfully and becoming a manager can mark a dramatic shift from your previous role. Development.

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Leading Blog

AUGUST 31, 2012

Stressed Out? From @RyanEggenberger : Gen Y’s Resignation Letter to Bosses. From @wallybock Why don't managers do better? Seven Ways to (Really) Engage People by @KevinEikenberry. The Weakness of Positive Thinking from @stratandbiz. You're Not Alone by @ToddiGutner for @businessonmain. For fun: Very, very close calls.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 7, 2019

Lisa Kohn of Thoughtful Leaders Blog contributed Silent and listen have a lot in common besides six letters. Here’s how to manage yourself to choose kindness over the alternatives. Shelley writes: “ You realize there are performance, communication, and/or management issues. Communication. Don’t share them.

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The Practical Leader

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Wallow as a victim while complaining and increasing your stress. Tomorrow we publish my October blogs in the November issue of The Leader Letter. This issue focuses on boss management. If your boss is a bully, the only managing you might be able to do is get out of that toxic situation. Practice upward leadership.

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The Practical Leader

JUNE 2, 2020

“Resistance to change” frustrates many managers. Change management programs aim to overcome that resistance. “Change management” often involves the “changer” pushing, cajoling, and even forcing top-down change on “changees.” Justin went to get a cloth to clean up the mess.

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The Practical Leader

JANUARY 22, 2020

Or is work a four-letter curse word? Leadership researcher and author, Tom Peters, says many managers believe work is serious business. German organizational professor, Nico Rose, surveyed 900 middle managers to assess what workplace factors stressed out or energized them. It’s so vital. And too rare. It was fun.

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The Practical Leader

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Managing his own ADHD and dyslexia, he’s a bestselling author of over 20 books. Instead, they had what I called a severe case of modern life…or attention deficit trait (ADT)…so many of the adjectives one could use to describe it begin with the letter f: frantic, frenzied, forgetful, flummoxed, frustrated, and fragmented, to name a few….”

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Work is stressful enough without people having to deal with the outrageous behaviors of others. In this context, the stress in the workplace is not something to neglect. An employer must follow the letter of the law and its spirit. Any business should consider the mental wellbeing of its employees.

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HR Digest

JANUARY 13, 2020

Once you have passed the taxing hiring process and have the offer letter in your hand, it might be time to celebrate, but there is still the final hurdle of facing the first day at work and finding your feet in a new environment. New recruits tend to find a pleasant face or a more sociable person and hang on to their coats.

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The Practical Leader

MARCH 31, 2020

We need help to avoid what psychologist Steven Stosy has called, “headline stress disorder.” Tomorrow we publish my March blogs in the April issue of The Leader Letter. That feeds a vicious circle of pessimism and helplessness that reduces our action and makes the problem worse.

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The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

” We often find managers and their teams are so busy working in the business that they have little time to work on the business. ” Tomorrow we publish my August blogs in the September issue of The Leader Letter. Disruptive technologies are stressing, distressing, and misdirecting many teams and organizations.

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HR Digest

JUNE 12, 2023

Both can focus your search efforts by clarifying what you’re looking for and what you want to achieve out of your next job, so you can tailor your resume and cover letter to reflect those larger aims. Update your LinkedIn profile Connect with a recruiter Sharpen your interviewing skills Next step Finding a new job is stressful.

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HR Digest

JUNE 2, 2023

The HR managers oversee the termination while processing documents to legally sever the employee-employer relationship. The HR manager only manages the process and is rarely the decision maker for the firing. The decision to terminate an employee mostly always comes from their manager or supervisor.

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The Practical Leader

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

For fear, real fear, such as shakes you to your foundation… If your fear becomes a wordless darkness that you avoid, perhaps even manage to forget, you open yourself to further attacks of fear because you never truly fought the opponent who defeated you.” This issue focuses on fear.

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Coaching Tip

MAY 31, 2014

A researcher at the University of North Dakota, Ann Burnett, has collected five decades'' worth of holiday letters and found that they''ve come to dwell less and less on the blessings of the season and more and more on how jam-packed the previous year has been. When was the last time someone you know complained about having too little to do?

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Stress the importance of doing what’s right rather than doing what’s convenient. An Open Letter to Bureaucrats (A Must-Read). Instead of continually adding rules, eliminate those that are no longer applicable. Set the right tone. Reinforce proper norms (the unwritten rules) to help clarify the difference between right and wrong.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JUNE 27, 2010

It’s not worth stressing over if it gets in the way of developing the great relationships you need to get work done well. Striving and resisting causes stress and makes us focus on ourselves instead of others. It relieves stress and allows us to be more open to others. This stuff is just stuff. Stop striving and resisting.

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The Center For Leadership Studies

MARCH 16, 2020

From this week forward, The Center for Leadership Studies will be releasing a weekly letter intended to guide leaders at all levels through these difficult and unprecedented times. Most are experiencing an extreme level of stress, anxiety and discomfort due to our current set of circumstances. Build the relationship.

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Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 10, 2010

I’ve also noticed that the more a company stresses its ethical policies…the more ethical problems it seems to have. Rules-based cultures seem to encourage behavior that meets the letter of the law but not its spirit. 2 Comments so far davidburkus on October 11th, 2010 Good observation. why is everyone smiling?

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 15, 2019

There are lawyers that specialize in injuries at work, and this law firm will ensure that your employee will get themselves back on their feet financially by taking away any stress that comes with it. Persist that they only come back to work if they have this letter.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 3, 2017

While it can be designed in collaboration with the relevant manager, in truth, HR is in charge of defining the job perks that are likely to attract candidates. Additionally, when it comes to the choice of the right candidate, most companies now prefer to use the cover letter as a gauge. At A Recruiting Level. Photo courtesy of Pixabay.

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Lead Change Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Yogi was a pro baseball catcher, manager, and coach for 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (1946–63, 1965). Never answer an anonymous letter.”. We all face stressful times, but pride determines whether we get burned! Overstating the obvious is never a winning strategy! I ain’t in no slump…I just ain’t hitting.”.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Exit interviews are a key way to identify why an employee wasn’t able to settle into an organization so it can be addressed in the next round of hiring Ensuring a job description accurately represents a role can help ensure candidates know what they are signing up for Explain company policies, probation criteria, salaries, etc.

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Next Level Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

With a six hour time change and 18 hours of travel, it had been a long day but not a stressful one.  I have to think some of that calm has to do with good hiring (looking for the right characteristics) and good management (reinforcing the right characteristics).   Makes me wonder what the leadership opportunities are there.

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Tony Mayo

APRIL 17, 2010

Consciousness , For Executive Coaches , Speech Acts blog comments powered by Disqus « STUDY: Mindful Meditation Reduces Stress and Anxiety I am me because you are you » Tony Mayo, Top Executive Coach, is located in Reston, Virginia 20190 Ranked in Top 3% by Technorati & Alexa !

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Next Level Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

A multi-million dollar CEO was forced to resign; a flight attendant chose not to wait for the jetway to depart and an office worker named “Jenny” shared her white board based resignation letter with millions when it went viral online.  Post another comment The letters and numbers you entered did not match the image.

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Steve Farber

MAY 31, 2017

At a minimum, I think you’ll find that great mentors do three things that conveniently all start with the letter E – they encourage, equip, and exemplify. Because her mentor, who happened to be her mother, stressed that message. I’ll highlight one in this blog and the others in subsequent blogs. So read on and then stay tuned.

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Next Level Blog

JUNE 21, 2010

It was a stressful, but educational experience. Post another comment The letters and numbers you entered did not match the image. As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below. What did I learn? Lots of things. Error type: Your comment has been saved. Please try again.

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Leading Blog

APRIL 16, 2021

If you’re currently unable to resolve differences about money and spending, these situations usually get worse rather than better under the stresses of building a business. Do you really prefer those stresses over the challenges of working a regular job? Do you have children or family members you need to support financially?

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 17, 2014

This is why air travel is routinely among the most stress-inducing activities, as it inherently presents frustrations regarding arrival times, security, and the quality of experience itself. Assuming it was a simple form letter, I deleted it without response. A couple days later, I received a follow-up letter from Mandy.

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Steve Farber

MAY 31, 2017

At a minimum, I think you’ll find that great mentors do three things that conveniently all start with the letter E – they encourage, equip, and exemplify. Because her mentor, who happened to be her mother, stressed that message. I’ll highlight one in this blog and the others in subsequent blogs. So read on and then stay tuned.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

A study by the American Psychological Association found that 75% of Americans say their “boss is the most stressful part of their workday.” ” And a recent study by Gallup found that one in two employees have left a job “to get away from their manager at some point in their career.” How to manage.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Before you resign yourself to living in your own not-so-amusing TV show, let me offer some commonsense management advice. If option number two sounds better to you, then read on to learn about the three most common types of challenging performers, and how best to manage them: The Prima Donna Modus Operandi (M.O.):

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Next Level Blog

JULY 29, 2010

  Working in a stress inducing, soul sucking environment is never good for one's life expectancy over the long haul.) That isn't leadership it is management. Post another comment The letters and numbers you entered did not match the image. Most of the time they're not. (At At least not immediately. 

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 12, 2011

But to get a sense of how hard it is for your brain to switch tasks, try to quickly name the color of the letters in each word in the following image: When the attendees at my workshops try a few brain exercises like this one, they become convinced to modify their habits. Many people think they’re immune to these effects.

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