Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 7, 2010

In the stress of making bottom line goals, you may be missing an opportunity to achieve more than you have. The pressure on you to make bottom line goals is even greater than it has ever been. You are making do with fewer resources. You want your employees to give more at the same time that everyone is asking for more from you.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 27, 2010

There are plenty of studies showing the health benefits of meditation; how it reduces stress, increases blood flow, slows the heart rate, relieves muscle tension and headaches. The past and the future don’t cause as much stress as they used to. What good leader wouldn’t want more of that? I am happy.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 25, 2010

So before the stress of your daily fire drill causes you to get angry with your team; before you cuss at the driver in the Hummer that cut in front of you; before you lash out at your teenager for doing “something stupid” – take a breath. It only adds stress and harm to yourself. It made you want to be around them.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

DECEMBER 20, 2010

However, I’ve come to appreciate that when a leader becomes too helpful, his strength in being supportive of others can become a weakness. I see overly helpful behaviors exhibited by leaders every day. He’s harried, stressed, and run down. I often recognize it in the manager who is working 80-hour weeks with no end in sight.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Mary Jo Asmus : September 9, 2010 at 8:43 pm Jennifer, what a great experience to work in such an environment, where “appreciation&# was valued, even under the stress of the work. Christian Fey : September 12, 2010 at 2:45 pm Numerous sources in a plethora of mediums stress the power of positive thinking.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

I agree that having these types of meetings helps relieve some stress or at minimum gives you a place to share the burdens/successes you are faced with. Booking this “up-date” meeting too often can be a burden and if you let too much time pass in between things fall between the cracks. Great post.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 24, 2010

Which is another thing that I’m surprised I haven’t lost it yet because going to the gym is a huge stress reliever for me. There is a lot of stress out there. Now, back to your point, throw in a class after work and studying for an eight hour professional engineering exam it makes it pretty difficult to exercise and eat healthy.

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