Work stress can manifest as bumps in the road working against efforts to be fully present and efficient at work. It can also thwart motivation to develop new skills or even new vocation. But work stress has a silver lining in that the energy we waste on stressing-out, can be channeled differently toward transformation.
We are human beings at work. Sometimes delicate times call for a slight reminder. Managing one’s intake of information under such circumstances is directly related to what I call the new APR in the workplace: the attention, productivity and resilience of talent.
Well-Being Update #Vlog for the third week of National Stress Awareness Month which I record weekly on Google Hangout.
April is National Stress Awareness Month, so I’m kicking it off with a Work & Well-Being Update on Google Hangout.
There’s some dishing going on in Washington D.C. this week on this topic as National Stress Awareness Month kicks off today. You can read more about it in my Forbes.com post here. Well being at work is a hot topic and one that business can’t ignore.
This week I begin with Arianna Huffington’s post Mindfulness, Meditation, Wellness and Their Connection to Corporate America’s Bottom-line. Over at Huffpo, they have taken a huge step toward becoming part of the work stress conversation.
consultant Cali Williams Yost, Founder of Flex+Strategy Group, demonstrates how to create your own work+life fit in her new book Tweak it: Make What Matters to You Happen Every Day.
Poor pay, heavy workloads and lack of opportunity to advance are core factors feeding chronic work stress among Americans, according to a new survey by the American Psychological Association’s Center for Organizational Excellence.
Debbie was outspoken and literally put me on the spot. I can’t remember the exchange that well, but I do remember that she made me think in the moment about where I was in my life and what the hell was next. It startled me and made me think.
By definition our workplaces are rife with uncertainty as high unemployment still rules the school and the economy still teeters on the precipice of who knows what.
