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6 Ways to Just Say No to Stress

Great Leadership By Dan

Our culture is filled with more anxiety and stress than ever. The result of all of this is chaos and chaos creates stress. Stress is a killer. If there was such a thing as a stress meter, I would have been afraid to know what the numbers were at the time. Endorphins are stress killers! That’s right. Get moving.

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Virtual Working Can Be Stressful – How To Do It Right

The Horizons Tracker

Research from Gallup suggests that workers were the most pessimistic about their living standards since the company started measuring this in 2009, with around a third experiencing anger, stress, and sadness at work. In the study, participants made a deliberate effort to communicate explicitly in technical discussions and meetings.

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Workplace Conflict: Why it’s So Tricky Now and What To Do About It

Let's Grow Leaders

Stress, disengagement, quiet quitting, and mass resignations… Has all the rapid change led to more workplace conflict? 70% of participants report the same or more conflict over the last few years. Managers are relearning how to lead and support their teams. 55% of participants advised: “Be patient/stay calm.”

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How Procrastination Causes Stress At Work

The Horizons Tracker

New research highlights the various factors that can contribute to our procrastination, including poor time management and perfectionism. The consequences are often grave, with stress levels rising and job satisfaction falling. Nonetheless, it’s probably something that both individuals and managers wish to reduce.

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Financial Transparency Reduces Employee Stress

The Horizons Tracker

Stress has been a constant feature of the Covid-19 pandemic, not least among employees who are fearful for their jobs. New research from Ohio State University reveals that employee stress is reduced if companies are open and transparent about their financial health. ” Stressful times. Knowing the score.

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Protecting Your Employees (and Yourself) from the Stress-Connection Gap

Michael Lee Stallard

The nature of modern work has caused stress to rise to unhealthy levels at a time when people are also struggling with increased isolation. Research from Gallup shows a rising percentage of Americans who feel stress in their day-to-day lives. Nearly 80% of Americans now report being afflicted by stress. Former U.S.

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Managers Expectations Are Key To Making Remote Working Work

The Horizons Tracker

By and large, the consensus suggests that remote work improves our wellbeing by giving us a better work-life balance and lower stress by removing our commute and giving us more control over our lives. Daily lives The researchers asked participants to complete a questionnaire three times per day over a typical working week.