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Stressed? 5 Simple Ways to Prevent Burnout

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among other types of health information. And here’s where it gets real: That stress is killing us. Over the past few years, we have seen the detrimental effects of increasing stress levels. How to avoid burnout If left unchecked, those high stress levels can evolve into burnout. Mind your adrenals.

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Emotional Intelligence Is Crucial to Good Leadership—Here’s Why

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But no decision is good if it’s not well-informed. And well-informed decisions are rooted in the tenets of emotional intelligence, especially in leadership. Can you see why they might be stressed, impatient or excited? This article was originally published in March 2015 and has been updated.

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5 Realistic Tips to Be More Positive

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You’ve heard all those mantras before, but welcome to the real world, where life is hard and stress makes it difficult to always whistle a happy tune. By stepping back and concentrating on my best skill, my mind switched from feeling frustrated to feeling fresh, alert and more willing to accept new information. “Think positive!”.

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The Cost of Remote Work in a Technology-Centered World

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Although beneficial, the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health study authors argue that “the intensive use of information and communication technologies as management tools dilutes the boundaries between physical spaces and work responsibilities.

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The What, Who and How of Outsourcing… So You Can Let Go

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If you go the virtual route, you’ll find virtual bookkeeping services and phone-answering services, and you could even hire a virtual assistant to help you outsource, suggests Paula Rizzo, who covers outsourcing in her book Listful Thinking: Using Lists to Be More Productive, Successful and Less Stressed. Photo by Zivica Kerkez /Shutterstock.

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How to Improve Your Neuroplasticity for Business Growth

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Reduce Stress. That includes how you respond to stress in your life. Stress is detramental to healthy neuroplasticity. Start by reducing the amount of stress that you have in your life. Stress can be situational as well as environmental. Stress can be situational as well as environmental. Look at both areas.

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Working from home can present particular challenges for women

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On top of this, virtual working is not necessarily a preference, where there is often little choice in the matter when it comes to managing childcare and other caring duties, as statistics show stress and burnout is affecting working mothers more than working fathers. Creating an inclusive culture.

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