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10 Bad Habits You Really Need to Break

Success

The challenge is bad habits are insidious, creeping up on you slowly until you don’t even notice the damage they’re causing. Self-control is like a muscle—to build it up you need to exercise it. Gossipers derive pleasure from other people’s misfortunes. You are the sum of your habits. Using your phone, tablet or computer in bed.

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HR How-To: Tips to Handle Common Workplace Controversies

Office Dynamics

You can employ several techniques as a mediator that will help you work through any high-stress situations that come your way, such as these tips on how to skillfully navigate through some of the most controversial conversations within the work environment: Sexual Harassment. Sexual harassment is a common workplace issue.

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Steel Magnolias, Barbie, and Other Wise Women – In Celebration of a Complicated Women’s History Month By Bonnie Low-Kramen

Bonnie Low-Krayman

Olympia loved that at the beginning of the movie, the women could be seen as the beloved and well worn Southern female stereotypes – preoccupied with gossip, clothes, hair, flowers, and food. This way of thinking stifles our abilities, promotes more stress, and causes animosity. The script was about the friendship of women.

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

Allwork

Workplace bullying, according to the Workplace Bullying Institute, is repeated, health-harming mistreatment by one or more employees. Workplace bullying and harassment can happen in both in-person or remote workplaces, affecting the productivity and mental health of workers.

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10 Tips for Being a Good Neighbour at Work

Ian's Messy Desk

Speak up : Greet you co-workers as you meet them through the day. Shut up : Listen more than you speak. Be careful what you say in stressful situations. Know your own weaknesses : Don’t get caught up in gossip. Tearing down another to prop yourself up is a huge waste of time. Take an interest in others.

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Thinking Differently about Difficult People

The Office Professionals Place

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.

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Blogging About Work

On The Job

I maintain that information in power, and people deserve to know the facts and then make up their own minds about what to do with those facts. With 8 million blogs, there are plenty of people who use the forum to spread gossip and innuendo, or to even spread a message of intolerance and hate.

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