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How to Create a Stress-Free Work Environment

Strategy Driven

Being stressed at work can come with many disadvantages, but some of the main ones include lack of productivity, constant pressure between employees, lack of professional growth and development, long and inflexible work hours, job insecurity and many more. Is stress generated because the office is too cluttered? Keep Active.

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Don’t Just Tell Employees Organizational Changes Are Coming — Explain Why

Harvard Business Review

From leadership transitions and restructurings, to mergers and acquisitions, to regulatory changes, there seems to be constant unrest in the workforce. Change events are often uncertain, unstable, stressful, and risky. The group was an essential resource for fellow employees, and served as a channel for two-way feedback for leadership.

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Managers Aren’t Doing Enough to Train Employees for the Future

Harvard Business Review

They remind us that we’ve been here before and that, rather than simply increasing efficiency and cutting costs, emerging technologies can be used to augment our work and raise the quality of life for the population as a whole. Just 8% report having the opportunity to develop necessary leadership and management skills.

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Cutting Costs Without Cutting Corners: Lessons from Banner Health

Harvard Business Review

Nonetheless, between 2012 and mid-2103, Banner has captured nearly $70 million in savings, and by 2017, the savings will contribute $256 million annually to its bottom line. This helped squelch rumors of impending layoffs and reduce the stress and fear that inevitably accompany cost cutting.

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“We Had Gone Back 20 Years.” The Heads of Puerto Rico’s Largest Media Company on Life After Hurricane Maria

Harvard Business Review

When Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico in September 2017, it became one of the deadliest storms ever to hit the island. We’re looking at affordable housing with a group that can build quickly with new technology that is hurricane proof and can prove self-sufficient after an emergency with integrated solar panels and battery packs.

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