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- The Top Seven Causes of Workplace Stress and Fifteen Ways to Get Rid of Them
- Anyone who has ever worked knows that stress is part of the workplace. Stress in itself is not bad, in fact, one cannot live without it. Applying the correct amount of stress hardens the muscles, sharpens the mind, and strengthens the spirit. It is when a person moves from this...
- White papers
- Is Workplace Stress Always Bad?
- We have the stress test for US banks. Now we need a stress test for managers. The Samaritans reckon that workplace stress costs British industry £3.8bn. In the US, it's closer to $300bn, proving that Americans do everything on a grander scale than...
- Blog posts 2009-05-26
- U.K. insurers urge employer assessment of workplace stress.(International)
- Byline: SARAH VEYSEY LONDON-Risk assessments of workplace stress can help U.K. employers to better manage stress-related ailments and obtain lower employers liability premiums, insurance executives say. As employers liability premiums soar, unde Byline: SARAH VEYSEY LONDON-Risk assessments of...
- Research articles 2004-05-31
- 10 Ways to Benchmark Workplace Stress
- With almost 50% of workers complaining that their jobs are very stressful, it is no surprise that more than two-thirds of all medical problems are stress related. Each day, workplace stress is credited with more than a million absences and at least 40% of all personnel turnover. Studies show stress...
- White papers 2004-08-27
- 7 Signs You're Creating Your Own Workplace Stress
- Quick, by a show of hands, how many of you have workplace stress? Almost everybody, great. Now, how much of that stress do you think is self-imposed? What, no hands? Well, I'm not surprised, but you may be in for one. You see, most people make their own stress. Not...
- Blog posts 2009-07-02
- Coping with mutiny: workplace stress demands a responsive management.(Column)
- 00-00-0000 Workplace stress demands a responsive management. LATE LAST YEAR A STRIKE AT THE GENERAL Motors Corp. plant in Flint, Mich., was quickly settled and disappeared from the news without much attention or analysis. Employees had rebelled against overtime, even though it fattened paychecks....
- Research articles 1995-10-02
- How to Manage Stress
- You're doing the job of two, handling even crankier customers than usual, and worried you'll never be able to retire. But now is not the time to blow a gasket. Understand Stress ...
- Articles 2009-07-13
- Workplace Drinking on the Rise
- Workplace Drinking on the RiseDrinking is a symptom. Ten billion is spent a yr on executive stress aloneIt is no surprise that workplace drinking is on the rise. Last year U.S. corporations spent in excess of ten billion dollars on Executive stress related addictions, physical and emotional illnesses, absenteeism,...
- Discussion threads 2007-07-30
- Replace Costly Workplace Stress With A Positive Focus
- From the executive summary: ‘Job stress has become a common and costly problem in the American workplace, leaving few workers untouched. To effectively deal with the workplace blight, it is good to take cues from those who naturally cope well. High achievers and peak performers are masters of optimally processing...
- White papers 2004-05-07
- High Anxiety: Work-Related Stress Could Prove Fatal In The Long Run
- From the executive summary: ‘Despite the advent of technological evolution, the biology of stress has not changed much. Workplace stress can shut the body's non-essential functions; kick up the heart rate and blood pressure, and release the same flight-or-fight cocktail in the blood. The body makes no distinction between a...
- White papers 2000-07-14
- How to Reduce Workplace Stress
- The workplace holds a plethora of anxiety-producers. Many are from unpredictable sources such as sudden job losses, relocations, losing co-workers to downsizing or having multiple bosses in quick succession. Article states that to reduce stress brought by such changes, employees need to assess their skills periodically, learn new ones, participate...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- More Employees Are Seeking Help To Cope With Workplace Stress
- It is true that the advent of technological evolution has proved to be a boon for the corporate sector. But, it has also given rise to stress related problems in workplace. Most working people today are experiencing stressful days in life. As a result, the de-stressing programs and methods have...
- White papers 2003-05-30
- Workaholics beware.(stress-related effects on the body)
- 00-00-0000 If you're like most people in the workplace, you're busy trying to figure out how to handle more work with fewer resources. Barbara Bruce, a behavioral medicine specialist at the Mayo Clinic, says workplace stress can take a toll on your body. What to...
- Research articles 1998-02-02
- Employers And Employees Try To Cope With Workplace Stress
- In today's always-on economy, a combination of longer workweeks, growing workloads, and office politics has resulted in lot of job stress. It is the onus of an organization's employees and employer to adopt strategies that help them in de-stressing. The strategies include identifying the reason for stress, eradicating the reason,...
- White papers 2004-01-16
- Managing Stress Is A Healthy Strategy For Maintaining Bottom Line
- From the executive summary: ‘Workplace stress is increasingly being cited in surveys as a common problem that affects the productivity of individuals and, as a result, the performance of companies. Research has identified stress as a factor in a number of medical conditions. Stress releases fatty acids and glucose into...
- White papers 2002-10-25
- Workplace Stress Getting to You? Check Out These Tips
- Remember those resolutions you made not even a month ago about taking it easy and not letting job stress get you down? If you haven't been too successful on your own, here are some tips to help you stay calm under pressure. You may wish to share these with your...
- White papers 2001-01-22
- Ceridian LifeWorks-Leade Health Study Finds Employers Can Significantly Curb Workplace Stress
- By taking proactive steps, employers can reduce many problems that arise when their employees experience high stress levels
- Research articles 2007-04-18
- Workplace Bullying: A Management Primer
- Workplace Bullying: A Management PrimerRE: Workplace Bullying: A Management PrimerThis is a very important article on Bnet because it addresses a very important issue in workplaces today. Not many of us are fortunate enough to have a good workplace without interventions in terms of harassment. Fewer still are lucky not...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-28
- Managing Pressure at Work
- For many people, being part of the business world comes at a substantial personal cost: stress. "It's a high stress job," people often say, as if this testifies to the position's prestige. For people whose ability to cope is at crisis point, however, stress is no longer a matter of...
- Articles 2007-10-05
- Healthy, Stress-Free Workplace Benefits Employees, Bottom Line
- From the executive summary: ‘Most business owners face the common and costly problem of worker stress whether they are aware of it or not. Job stress can lead to several problems, including illness and injury for employees, as well as higher health insurance costs and lost productivity for employers. Thus,...
- White papers 2004-09-03
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