He can’t be serious, Jim thought. Jim had been recruited away from a Fortune 500 firm by a fast-growing start-up, and it was his first day. The president of the company had just handed him a BlackBerry and said, “Keep…
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3 Ways to Stop Your Job From Ruining Your Life
Dr. Tasha Eurich
Posted in Dr. Tasha Eurich, Health & Wellness, Peak Performance, Stress Management/Life Balance, Uncategorized
Why Our Addiction to Work is Hurting Our Careers
Dr. Tasha Eurich
Posted in Dr. Tasha Eurich, Health & Wellness, Peak Performance, Stress Management/Life Balance
Kmart’s recent announcement to open its doors at 6am on Thanksgiving Day sent shock waves throughout the nation. Though bargain-seekers were thrilled, many are questioning the retail chain’s decision. In recent years, such “Thanksgiving Creep” has inspired multiple protests from…
3 Tips to Cure Procrastination
“Don’t put off for tomorrow what you can do today.” (My Mother, ever since I can remember.) Procrastination is like a virus. It creeps up on you slowly, drains you of energy, and is difficult to get rid of if…
3 Tips to Work Less and Enjoy Life More This Summer
It’s already been two weeks since Memorial Day–the unofficial kick-off to summer. For many people, Memorial Day is a welcome respite after months without a federal holiday. So unless you had the presence of mind to take a spring vacation (and…
Meaningful Work: Not Just for Millennials
Dr. Tasha Eurich
Posted in Dr. Tasha Eurich, Generational Differences, Leadership/Management, Stress Management/Life Balance
Americans spend at least half of our waking hours at work. Given the role work plays in our lives, most people strive for a sense of purpose and meaning in what we do. What precisely constitutes meaning can be different…
Working Fewer Hours Can Make You More Productive – Interview with Dr. Tasha Eurich
Dr. Tasha Eurich, speaker, executive coach, and author of the New York Times bestseller Bankable Leadership: Happy People, Bottom Line Results and the Power to Deliver Both was a recent guest on KUSA 9News. Tasha says it’s possible to build downtime…
The Power No
One afternoon in Los Angeles I took my mom out to lunch. We had decided to try a cute little café in Santa Monica that is well known for healthy food. Both of us were trying to get more exercise…
When a Vacation Reduces Stress–And When it Doesn’t
I thought it was simple: Vacations are fun, Americans are stressed, and happiness raises productivity and sales. Therefore, people should take more vacations, right? But research doesn’t hold that line of thinking up. Not every vacation is equal. According to a 2013…
Make Stress Work for You
I had gone to bed at midnight. It was now two in the morning. I was still awake, stressed thinking about my book, which — ironically — is about happiness. Trying to unwind, I opened my laptop and started watching…
Leaders: What’s your freakout point?
Howard Putnam
Posted in Howard Putnam, Leadership/Management, Stress Management/Life Balance, Uncategorized
What is your freakout point? USA Today posed that question to several CEO’s and former CEO’s. I replied that years ago when I was under a lot of stress taking Braniff International Airlines through chapter 11 in Texas, I was…
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