Category: Work Issues

For people who are at the top of the success ladder, stress is an everyday experience. It follows them around like a shadow, tracing their steps and waiting to pounce. If not carefully managed, stress will become all consuming and have a ripple out effect. Stress affects the mind, making even the most successful entrepreneur unable to work efficiently. Stress also affects the body. Sleepless nights, weight fluctuations, upset stomachs, bowel irregularity and even ulcers are signs you are...

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If you work in an environment where everyone gets along and equally contributes, consider yourself fortunate. Irrelevant of industry, employees will at some point point find themselves face to face with a difficult coworker. Whether this individual is corrupt, dishonest, aloof, unmotivated, negative, gossipy, or just plain ignorant, your difficult coworker makes going to work painful day in and day out. For those of you in the corporate world, the likelihood of working with someone with...

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It can be easy to overlook the mental stress and strain a job puts on you if you are making good money. It can be more difficult, however, when that stress stems from an unhealthy work environment. Is your job affecting your mental health? There is nothing shameful about leaving a job to preserve your mental health. Here are nine reasons to leave your job and ways to identify a mentally destructive work environment: 1. There are huge problems with communication. Has your boss every come...

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Most people have had to deal with a difficult boss at least once in their lives. Whether you are perfectly happy to be managed or whether you are trying to climb the ranks at your company, you might eventually encounter a difficult boss.  Whether this person is clueless about managing a team, has difficulty managing their own emotions, doesn't hold an ounce of empathy in their bones or simply isn’t effective, the bottom line is that their (in)ability to manage and create team unity can...

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