Would it help or hinder your staff? From my background in managing and owning a business this is a challenge. I state that because when you are a manager it means that you manage. The difficulty lies in how much …
Is it because you feel there is no job security? I will admit that there has been a lot of layoffs and reducing of the sizes of staffs in business these past years in some industries. But what is the …
Are you focused on the end result all the time? This could be the reason you are frustrated. I say that because if you are continuously focused on a long-term goal you may be ignoring the small progress you are …
Do you ever feel stuck or frustrated with your progress towards your goals? Read more »
Do you live that motto in your work Olympics? Let me start by reminding you that in 1894 Pierre de Coubertin proposed a revival of the ancient Olympic tradition, and thus the modern-day Olympic Games were born. He wanted a …
Can you relate to this statistic? This statistic is from a Statistics Canada study. This cost is probably 10 times that amount in the United States as the U.S. has 10 times the population of Canada. What can be done …
Did you know that stress costs employers $20 billion annually in Canada? Read more »
Are you looking for 4 ways to reduce your stress levels? Recently CareerCast.com identified the top 10 most stressful jobs for 2013. One of the jobs was public relations executives. These are a very interesting breed of person. First of …
Sadly, this stress can affect you in ways that you didn’t expect, doesn’t it? The following story may help you smile the next time you are in a situation that you are feeling very uncomfortable. A teenager goes to her …
Do you get stressed over many of life’s little situations? Read more »
Do you rationalize the decisions later by your conscious thought? In the ‘World Happiness Report’ it states; “We increasingly understand that we need a very different model of humanity, one in which we are a complicated interplay of emotions and …
What kind of an impact is this having on you? According to Canadian Community Health Survey in 2011, daily stress rates were highest in the core working ages 35 to 54. Why is that happening? The people in these age …
Are you part of the 30% that rate their days as stress filled? Read more »
This apprehension is a stress that is not doing you any favors, is it? The idea for this blog came from J.T. O’Donnell in a post on LinkedIn. The link is below. So how do you answer when someone asks …
Do you get apprehensive when you have to explain what you do? Read more »