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

Success

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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5 Tips for Dealing with Annoying People at Work

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A 2015 Harvard study shared that 80% of employees report lost work time worrying about a co-worker’s behavior and how to deal with the person. You can both validate and acknowledge your own stress without totally demonizing them in the process. “ This shows annoying behaviors actually detract from productivity.

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HR How-To: Tips to Handle Common Workplace Controversies

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It is important to know how to effectively handle controversy so that the work environment can remain pleasant and productive. Often people within the work environment will gossip or joke about the vaguely sexual misbehavior of their coworker, rather than report it. Sexual harassment is a common workplace issue.

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Are Eu-Stressing or Dis-Stressing?

Professional Assistant Blog

Home About Me Advertise Are Eu-Stressing or Dis-Stressing? Do you feel tired and stressed throughout each work day? Unfortunately, stress is always going to be a part of our lives. The only people that are not stressed are the ones that arent alive. Eustress is the type of stress that makes you feel good.

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How to Repair Bad Relationships at Work

On The Job

You may think you're handling it, but carrying around those resentful feelings can only add to your workplace stress, eventually bleeding over into your private life. It's especially important that you not gossip about the situation -- the colleague will more than likely find out and any progress will be lost.

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Contest: Best Stress Tips - Win $1500

Professional Assistant Blog

Home About Me Advertise Contest: Best Stress Tips - Win $1500 By The Professional Assistant on Thursday, October 02, 2008 Filed Under: Productivity D o you feel stressed at work? People get stressed all of the time. Getting rid of stress in your life can make you more productive , keep you healthy and even keep you sane.

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CIA Officers Share Tips on How to Detect A Lie

On The Job

While he says that you don’t want to use these methods to decide who is lying about a romantic weekend liaison while gossiping around the water cooler, it can come in handy in more critical work situations, such as a job interview or to discover who may be cheating on an expense report.

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