Jody Holland Training & Speaking | Leadership
The Effects of Workplace Telepressure
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The Effects of Workplace Telepressure communication expectations setting boundaries stress management technology use workplace telepressure May 27, 2025

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...

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Jody Holland Training & Speaking | Leadership
The Consequences of Inaction
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The Consequences of Inaction action advice growth and development improvement progress stress management take action May 13, 2025

There are three responses to stress– 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 don’t know what to do, therefore they do noth...

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Jody Holland Training & Speaking | Leadership
End of Year Burnout
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End of Year Burnout burnout change management coping mechanisms positive mindset stress management Nov 28, 2023

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...

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Don't Let Stress Take the Reigns advice coping life direction self-talk stress management Aug 22, 2023

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...

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