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Teamwork: Sharing the Blame! :: Women on Business

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Here is what I notice: when stress is high, heads are down and everyone is pointing fingers outward, in the direction of others. When there is less stress there is much more willingness to say “oops, WE made a mistake”. Stress will make us be less accountable, less willing to risk telling the whole truth. Why the difference?

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Leadership and a Cup of Tea :: Women on Business

Women on Business

For me a cup of tea is a powerful stress reliever. A recent study in Britain had groups either drink water or tea and then were measured on stress related tests. Please share some of your best practices for reducing stress and renewing your spirit. So, find a partner and get to it!

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A Guilty Conscience = A Great Hire??? :: Women on Business

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The guilt-leaners are also proven to be less stressed than their co-workers and have higher job satisfaction. All around, they’re dependable. Because they feel bad letting others down, they feel an obligation to do their part, and guilt if they fall short.

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Can Leaders Take a Break? :: Women on Business

Women on Business

One of the concepts we discussed at Purdue was the fact that when stress hits the hot button we all tend to revert to patterns learned in our original organization, the family. The issue, as you point out, is that women revert to damaging stereotypes under stress than men are not as prone to. But is there a video?

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Pack Some Energy into Your Lunch :: Women on Business

Women on Business

Not only do they have antioxident properties, but protect the brain from oxidative stress. The whole grains also contain dietary fiber and vitamin E. Studies continue to show the positive influence of blueberries in our lives. Learning capacity increased when studies were done on animals with a diet rich in blueberries.

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Fashion Friends Make a Fresh Start :: Women on Business

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Here, we believed that we had what could be the avant-garde shopping experience and an answer to the stress that some people have of ‘shopping the unknown.’ Of course, we believed that our true claim to originality was with the concept behind the sister site to ShopitUPchic.com: Iwantyouroutfit.com.

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Walking Away from the Big Bucks in the Pursuit of True Balance.

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The high stress of being corporate Shann and doing business in someone else’s boardroom was losing its appeal. Children have a way of smacking you upside the head with an uber dose of what is truly critical. Having a child became the catalyst for a complete lifestyle transformation.