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5 Positive Practices to Reduce Stress in a Team

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All these – in themselves – may not be stressful, but collectively, they can be hard on executives – and tough on their teams. Want to help alleviate stress among your team? Choosing to be positive boosts gratitude Focusing on what you have – rather than on what you lack – can decrease stress. How does this happen?

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How To Successfully Combat Workplace Bullying And Harassment To Foster A Safe Work Environment

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Toxic Workplaces: Breeding Grounds for Workplace Bullying Toxic workplaces are mostly characterized by infighting, intimidation, and gossip. In her article “ Demystifying Workplace Culture ,” Angela R. Here are three key actions companies need to take.

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How Taking Charge of Your Emotions Can Help You Find Success in Business

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Particularly in the workplace, where outbursts, arguments or even vulnerability can not only undermine an individual’s credibility, but also serve as grist for today’s gossip mill and live on in company lore for years. According to the Harvard Health Blog , belly breathing instead of chest breathing can change how we react to stress.

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10 Bad Habits You Really Need to Break

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Research conducted at the University of California in San Francisco shows that the more difficulty that you have saying no, the more likely you are to experience stress, burnout, and even depression, all of which erode self-control. Gossipers derive pleasure from other people’s misfortunes. Saying “yes” when you should say “no”.

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The SUCCESS Interview: Soledad O’Brien on Healthy Media Consumption

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I do a lot of calling people out for things that I think are hypocritical and just poor journalism, frequently, but often I think I also use my Twitter platform to say this is a great thread, this is a great article, follow this person, this is a really interesting deep dive into the theory behind vaccines. So, that’s probably a plus.

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What Incivility at Work Costs All of Us

On The Job

In the article by Christine Porath, associate professor at Georgetown University, she noted that after studying the cost of incivility for nearly 20 years she finds that "insensitive interactions" hurt a person's health, performance and souls. Just being nice to others helped relieve my stress. You know what?

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Thinking Differently about Difficult People

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Tuesday, July 27, 2010 Thinking Differently about Difficult People Dealing with difficult people can cause us to lose focus, productivity, and increase stress levels. The ability to handle people we have negative feelings about can cause the office atmosphere to become unmanageable, stressful, and in some cases hostile. Contact Ms.

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