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3 Practices Help Protect You from Premature Aging Related to Job Stress

Michael Lee Stallard

There, in an image on x-ray film, was evidence that an enzyme existed that helped protect people from premature cellular aging. Chronic ongoing stress shortens telomeres. Chronic job stress has also been found to be associated with shorter telomeres. 3 Insights About Stress Every Leader Should Know.

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A Year-End Gift to My Readers

Michael Lee Stallard

With newly available time on our hands and the encouragement of the publisher, we were able to go back into the manuscript of the 2nd edition of Connection Culture , which was in the late editing stage at that point, and address the rise in remote work and the convergence of high stress, the current loneliness epidemic and the global pandemic.

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From X-Men

Joseph Lalonde

This date was the release date of the original 20th Century Fox film X-Men. Except one thing never happened: These two films didn’t kickstart the comic book movie craze. Our greatest strengths are forged through our stressful situations – Leadership lessons from X-Men the Movie Click To Tweet. They begin to kiss.

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3 Ways Pixar Gains Competitive Advantage from Its Culture

Michael Lee Stallard

Pixar has been phenomenally successful with the likes of Toy Story , The Incredibles , Finding Nemo, and Up, to name but a few of its films. Here are three ways Catmull and his leadership team create a culture that consistently makes great films. By the end of the nine months, one-third of the staff had repetitive stress injuries.

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Labyrinth

Joseph Lalonde

The film I never remember watching is Labyrinth. directed film. You’ll feel stressed, ineffective, and angry. Growing up, I watched a lot of fantasy movies. I remember tearing up during The Neverending Story, the adventures of Willow, and many other fantasy movies. Labyrinth is a Jim Henson (remember the Muppets???)

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How Your Sense of Purpose Is Going to Get You Through This

Next Level Blog

For instance, as I write this post it’s Monday morning and it feels like it was only a day or two ago that I was writing last week’s post – also on a Monday morning – on the connection between strong relationships and managing your stress. It can all leave you feeling a little disconnected. It’s a virtuous cycle.

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The #1 Obstacle to Great Workplace Culture

Michael Lee Stallard

Cultures of control or cultures that are indifferent to people, both of which are toxic and isolating, are often the culprit behind rising stress, job burnout and loneliness that is all too common today. Ironically, the SHRM event was held in the same location where the band OneRepublic had filmed its popular music video, “ Connection.”

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