Managers should be helping their employees manage their stress; they should not be causing it. As much as your team should be trying to make your job easier, you should also be trying to make their jobs easier. This entails being consistent, reliable, calm under pressure, open to feedback, and helpf...
What are the most important things to bring with you when you go anywhere? If I had to guess, your phone likely makes that list. We have our phones with us almost 24/7. It stays in our pocket or bag, we reach for it out of comfort, we keep it next to our beds with alarms to wake us up in the morning...
There are three responses to stressā€“ fight, flight, or freeze. Most people are pretty familiar with the fight or flight response, but the freeze response is often overlooked. To freeze means to not act. It happens when a person feels overwhelmed and they donā€™t know what to do, therefore they do noth...
We all experience burnout at times, even if we love our job. Burnout is an ongoing state of mental fatigue and exhaustion, which is often caused by prolonged stress. As we approach the end of the calendar year, many businesses are working to meet their fourth quarter and annual goals. There is a lot...
From about mid-October to the end of the year can be overwhelming for many people. The year is coming to an end, people are reflecting on the goals they set for themselves, and families are preparing for time off around the holidays. It is one of the busiest times of the year for most companies, and...
The biological system that alerts us of danger and draws attention to something that requires action is the sympathetic nervous system. In other words, it is the system that is activated when we feel stressed. There are many stressors that trigger the production of cortisol, which creates a surge in...
