Conflict is part of life. Most of us avoid conflict when we can, but sometimes, it’s unavoidable. Early in our careers, when we feel powerless relative to those around us, we tend to deal with conflict by ducking, dodging or deferring, knowing that we don’t have much leverage to push back. But as we progress … Continue reading How Do You Steer Through Turbulent Waters? Five Steps To Successfully Navigate Conflict At Work – Jay Sullivan
Category: Anxiety/Stress
We Need to Talk More About Mental Health at Work – Morra Aarons-Mele
Alyssa Mastromonaco is no stranger to tough conversations: she served as White House deputy chief of staff for operations under President Obama, was an executive at Vice and A&E, and is Senior Advisor and spokesperson at NARAL Pro-Choice America. So when Mastromonaco switched to a new antidepressant, she decided to tell her boss. “I told … Continue reading We Need to Talk More About Mental Health at Work – Morra Aarons-Mele
Here’s What Hiring Managers Actually Care About – Aimée Lutkin
You can’t jump into the mind of the person sitting across from you in an interview and know exactly what they’re looking for. But there are, fortunately, some basic qualities most hiring managers think are pretty important across the board. In a survey of 800 people who have been responsible for interviewing and hiring at … Continue reading Here’s What Hiring Managers Actually Care About – Aimée Lutkin
8 Time Management Hacks to Optimize Your Life In and Outside Work – The Oracles
Time is everyone’s most valuable and scarce resource. Managing it effectively can be the difference between success and failure. These Advisors in The Oracles share how they manage their day to optimize their business success and personal life. To really manage and maximize your time — to squeeze every opportunity out of it — you … Continue reading 8 Time Management Hacks to Optimize Your Life In and Outside Work – The Oracles
How This Millennial Came To Realize The Value Of Old-School Management – Chris Myers
Youth is a funny thing. No matter how many mentors you have, classes you take, or books you read, you always think you know better. It doesn't matter if you're talking about business or simply life in general, the young are genetically programmed to reject the wisdom of their elders. It's only when you accumulate enough … Continue reading How This Millennial Came To Realize The Value Of Old-School Management – Chris Myers
What Stress, Change, And Isolation Do To Your Brain – Christine Comaford
Change happens. Adversity happens. Conflict happens. Then your brain and body tries to cope with it. Your brain releases stress hormones, like cortisol, which then fire up excessive cell-signaling cytokines which alter your physiology. Suddenly your ability to regulate your behavior and emotions is compromised. Your ability to pay attention is compromised, your memory, learning, peace, happiness are all compromised. Why? Because all that change has caused your system to be overloaded with stress....... Read more: https://www.forbes.com/sites/christinecomaford/2018/10/20/what-stress-change-and-isolation-do-to-your-brain/#2f51c4481940 Your kindly Donations would be … Continue reading What Stress, Change, And Isolation Do To Your Brain – Christine Comaford
The Bad Behavior of The Richest What I Learned From Wealth Managers – Brooke Harrington
If nearly a decade interviewing the wealth managers for the 1% taught me anything, it is that the ultra-rich and the ultra-poor have a lot more in common than stereotypes might lead you to believe. In conversation, wealth managers kept coming back to the flamboyant vices of their clients. It was quite unexpected, in the … Continue reading The Bad Behavior of The Richest What I Learned From Wealth Managers – Brooke Harrington
YouTube Stars Are Being Accused of Profiting Off Fans’ Depression – Taylor Lorenz
Some of YouTube’s biggest stars have found themselves embroiled in controversy over videos that critics say allow them to profit off fans struggling with depression. Over the past year, mental health and burnout have become big topics in the YouTube community. Stars like Philip DeFranco and Shane Dawson have posted heartfelt videos about their struggles … Continue reading YouTube Stars Are Being Accused of Profiting Off Fans’ Depression – Taylor Lorenz
Inherited Trauma Shapes Your Health – Olga Khazan
Often when I complain to my therapist about how stressed out I am by a problem I’m having, she says a variation on the same thing: “Well, like all Ashkenazi, you have a lot of inter generational trauma. You know, because of everything that’s ... happened.”The effects on longevity showed up for the sons of … Continue reading Inherited Trauma Shapes Your Health – Olga Khazan
An Entrepreneur’s Framework For Gaining Mental Clarity In Stressful Situations – Chris Myers
Anyone can survive the short-term fear of a roller coaster. Not everyone can endure the stress of entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship isn’t like a ride or a game, where there is a finite ending to the experience. The stress and fear of entrepreneurship is pervasive, persistent, and cumulative over time. Chronic stress negatively impacts both our physical … Continue reading An Entrepreneur’s Framework For Gaining Mental Clarity In Stressful Situations – Chris Myers