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The Choice is Yours: 6 Principles for Leveraging the Power of Choice to Build Trust, Manage Change, and Empower Others

Leading with Trust

That’s simple truth #46 in my book, Simple Truths of Leadership: 52 Ways to Be a Servant Leader and Build Trust , co-written with Ken Blanchard. Lack of choice increases stress. If choice is a reward and produces personal satisfaction, then it’s not much of stretch to realize that no choice produces stress. Yes, I did.

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Employee Assistance Programs – Serving the Organization or the Employee?

Modern Servant Leader

For example, counseling sessions may be offered to employees experiencing stress , a death in the family, struggling with other emotional challenges or battling substance abuse. Limited Duration : Most EAPs have time constraints. This suggests the employer is more interested in saving money than in helping employees.