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AUGUST 23, 2010

Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap Stress Management Techniques Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on August 23, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Living is inherently stressful, but how we manage it will determine the number and severity of the stress related symptoms we experience. Thanks for visiting!

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With the knowledge accumulated from his research, he bestows a powerful tool in his latest book, The Open Culture Handbook. One is that humans basically can’t be that were fallen bad and need to be managed right. Management gets frustrated, they abandon it, and it’s like, well, what culture program? People resist it.

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Different companies tend to have different views on it, but this definition from HBR is pretty good: “Culture guides discretionary behavior and it picks up where the employee handbook leaves off. Like that HBR definition talks about, it determines how your team members behave or make decisions when management isn’t around.

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Ian's Messy Desk

AUGUST 2, 2010

Mentoring can be one of the most effective means of teaching: inviting someone to learn from the example of another with more experience. Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Or, if you prefer, you can subscribe to my blog posts by e-mail.

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But do managers know how good employees are? If you are a manager who struggles in this area, or if you just want more options for talking about good versus bad performance, try looking at performance through the lens of how employee behaviors contribute to the achievement of team, office, and organization goals.

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OCTOBER 8, 2010

For example: Your manager wants to improve employee technical skills; mentions the benefits of having a needs analysis to plan the training ; and asks you to look into self-study manuals, seminars, teleconferencing and cheaper training options. Condense: Take what was said and break it down. Number each step.

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OCTOBER 25, 2010

For example, if you are holding a meeting with team members, make sure the agenda is set, action items are completed and that things don’t slip through the cracks. Leading by example, through one’s actions is the only truly effective leadership style that cannot fail. Act as a role model Tackle every task with enthusiasm.

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

Your manager’s perception is reality. For example, Dr. William Harvey made medical history by explaining how the circulatory system worked: He likened the heart to a pump and gave himself a new frame of reference—and from that he understood blood vessels as part of a unified pumping system. (2) Find the analogy.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010

You forward it to, for example, tuesday@nudgemail.com. Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! On Tuesday, it forwards the message back. Or, you have someone you need to follow-up with on November 22nd. You forward it to 11222010@nudgemail.com.

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AUGUST 27, 2010

Small uses the example : If Mrs. Beatty has broad lips, imagine Warren Beatty kissing those lips. Comment by Frank Farrell on August 28, 2010 @ 2:46 pm Trackbacks Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life!

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JULY 26, 2010

Learn from the example of others. Comments Trackbacks Included on Another Top 50 Blogs List Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! If you take time to add these practices to your regular routine, you will quickly find your creative scope increasing.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

For example, Social Insurance Numbers are rarely needed for retail transactions. Comment by Andrzej on November 11, 2010 @ 7:32 am Trackbacks Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Make sure copies of receipts and return slips are safe.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

In the example above, a chronological sequence fits. From the example above, you could simply say, “I would like to tell you about how we started this project, where we are today and our time-line for completing the project&# , which is a chronological sequence. Start to speak : 1) Give a few introductory remarks.

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JULY 5, 2010

You hit a plateau, or you may even feel things are moving away from your goals. A leader shows others where to go, then sets the example for getting there. Keep moving forward – There are going to be times when you don’t seem to have the energy or drive towards success. This is where you need to focus on continual movement.

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APRIL 26, 2010

For example, discontent with one’s weight can lead to diet and exercise. Comment by Richard | RichardShelmerdine.com on April 28, 2010 @ 3:09 am Trackbacks Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life!

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JUNE 1, 2010

As a manager , you’re expected to juggle priorities and take responsibility for the quality of your work and the work of your team members’. With competing pressures and responsibilities, it’s not a surprise managers and supervisors are high risk for burnout. Manage expectations. The people leader role can also be stressful.

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OCTOBER 20, 2010

For example, remembering the number sequence of: 6-3-2-4-8-1-7-9 could be remembered easier if the sequence is chunked into: 63-24-81-79. Comments Trackbacks Stuck | Fried Optimism Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life!

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MAY 24, 2010

In some organizations, it is women who have pushed for family-friendly policies since they are usually the primary caregivers, responsible for child care, eldercare and health care as well as primarily responsible for household management (shopping, meals, laundry, cleaning etc.) Management will lose control.

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AUGUST 30, 2010

For example if you worry a great deal about flying, know that plans land and take off safely, every second somewhere in the world. Leave a comment Subscribe to blog posts by Email The Essential Motivation Handbook The Zen Habits Handbook for Life! Once you start worrying about something it can quickly grow.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

One writer gives the following example: Imagine that a friend is late to meet you. Powerful Results come from taking baby steps, one after another, day after day, until you reach your goal. Elusive Goals instead of Do-able Goals An elusive goal is “save $5 thousand for down payment for a house”.

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JUNE 18, 2010

For Example: “Follow up to our conference call” or “Needing Information on Computer Disposal Policy” Avoid blank subject lines or overly general subjects.They are more likely to be ignored or overlooked when the recipient’s in-box has 100 new messages.

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JUNE 16, 2010

For example, if we have to deliver a document at an office and collect a document from another office which is on the same block, both these tasks can be done together. Once you have a list of the things you need to complete, set priorities and decide which jobs should be done first.

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APRIL 9, 2010

Don’t manage anyone at work? You’ll want to “defrag” these items by organizing them into their proper category, for example, work projects vs. home projects, things you need to do on a certain day versus those that are due by a certain day and so on. Released Time Management Tip Productivity Did you enjoy this post?

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JUNE 7, 2010

Look for examples in your life, your surroundings, in the media or in books of people who have done things against the odds and use those examples as symbols of what’s possible for you. ’ “I’m not good enough.&# “I’m too old.&# “I’m not qualified.&# She lives in Montclair, New Jersey.

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JULY 28, 2010

Initially it may take you longer to catch up if you have a large pile, but 15 minutes is manageable. The trick for any of them is to learn to use MULTIPLE TAGS so that you can find them, otherwise – for example, your searches will pull up a thousand documents with the word ‘HTML’ in them.

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This not only is good for the individual’s capability to perform what is needed, but also sends a powerful message (by example) to the organization or community of what is important. Powerful implementations of this concept include self-managed teams and active citizen groups. Source: The Change Handbook. Here’s your checklist!

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Use it to manage overwhelm when your world is freakin'! Use the notebook for everything you want to keep track of: to do lists, grocery lists, client meetings, phone calls, dreams and goals. Once you cleared the path, identify the next step to take to accomplish your task or goal. Thanks to Cena Block of Sane Spaces 3.

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