10 Ways to Monitor Corporate Stress Levels. Good military leaders work hard to balance the positive and negative stress. Positive stress encourages high performance. Negative stress degrades individual and unit capability. The best leaders know how to use positive stress to get the most out of their personnel. And they know how to tone things down to when negative stress threatens productivity. The Army is fanatic abou1

Do you feel that you just don’t have the time to properly de-stress each day? The good news is you can incorporate simple stress busting routines into all that you do! Stretch those muscles! Lean your right ear down to your right shoulder and stretch the left side of your neck as you do. Now, switch sides and do the other side. Now, look down and drop your chin towards your chest. Now slowly, let your head roll to the ri1

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 is a primary cause of accidents, quality control problems, medical claims, and lost productivity. Some people debate the exact per1

The United Nations declares workplace stress to bea worldwide epidemic. In the United States alone,forty-six percent of workers report that their jobis very stressful. This adds up to a million stressrelated workplace absences each day. Individual stress control techniques are important. Meditation, soothing music, bio feedback, and other techniques work well to help people cope with thestress of our modern workplace. The real1

Many people recognise the warning signs that stress may bejust around the corner. The trouble is that most of usrarely listen to them. Instead most of us choose to ignorethem, until we become overwhelmed. Peter, 40, a very good friend of mine, called me a few weeksago and said that he really needed to talk to me. WhenPeterwalked into the restaurant to meet me for lunch, his facetold a thousand stories. Although he looked very 1

Workers across America will tell you that stress levels are increasing. The demand for anti-depressants is up. Doctor’s visits are increasing. Stress-related ailments are shooting up like a rocket. There are many stressors behind all these problems, but the gurus generally classify the stress itself into three categories. Understanding the major types is the first step to controlling stress and improving productivi1

Don’t let stress wear you down. Next time you are feeling stressed, step back from the situation and try one of the following tips to take control of the situation and de-stress: 1. Pray 2. Meditate 3. Take an aromatherapy bath 4. Get a massage 5. Give a massage 6. Write in your journal 7. Stretch 8. Practice yoga 9. Help someone in need 10. Read a book 11. Plant a garden 12. Watch a good movie 13. Get a facial 14. Cook 1

In order to free ourselves from the pain of anger and resentment we need to be able to forgive our self and others. The longer we dwell on hurtful situations from the past, the longer we keep our self from living fully in the present. Forgiveness is an act of kindness. An act of kindness to your self, as it leads to a sense of personal freedom. Recently I had a client who had a lot of resentment towards her mother for many thi1

The fall season signals a shift in most people’s minds. The summer is coming to a close, and it’s back to school, work, and the other things that we haven’t put as much effort into since Memorial Day. Many ADDers welcome this shift, as boredom sets in around August and we long for something bigger to keep us occupied. But while the opportunity to dive into new projects and situations is exciting, it can also 1

Have you recently moved or started a new job? Do you feel you have too much to do and not enough time to do them? Do you worry about your financial situation? Do you worry about your future? Do you feel your efforts at work or at home go unappreciated? If you answered “Yes” to any of these questions, you are experiencing stress but you’re not alone. Two surveys indicate that worker anxiety is rapidly rising. 1

It’s summertime and chances are you can remember a summer vacation when life moved at a slower pace. It felt so good to just enjoy the days and nights. No pressure from school schedules, work schedules, volunteering and more. Vacations serve an important purpose ? time to recharge our batteries and more. I see many clients living from vacation to vacation, weekend to weekend or day to day leap-frogging between time off. 1

We all have it; we live with it daily: stress. As America’s #1 health problem, surveys, reports and studies have been done concerning this epidemic. Meditation, massages and reading are some of the many ways for you to alleviate stress levels. Doctors hand out pills; insurance rates go up; you pay to learn meditation, to talk to a therapist or for a massage therapist to give you a massage. Day after day, week after week 1