Stressed? It is important to believe in yourself …
Motivational Speaker, Carole Spiers says, ‘Encouragement can make a huge difference to someone else’s life. It is a very humbling experience to help someone help themselves’.
Stress at Work: Making time for your colleagues
Carole Spiers, Motivational Speaker’s trip to Dubai, this month, has been an interesting time of meeting new business people, catching up with some ‘oldies’ and delivering Boardroom briefings to companies who want to know how to better manage, or minimise, stress in the workplace.
Workplace Bullying – a conspiracy of silence?
If people are in fear of going to work and watching the clock to get back to the safety of their home, then those people will be poor performers, poor sales people, poor producers and a bad advertisement for your firm, says Carole Spiers. That competitive disadvantage will also be reflected in your company’s image and your brand.
Hard work never hurt anyone! Need some stress relief?
Are you being asked to work longer for no more money?
Would you like your team to put in more hours without feeling resentful?
How can you ensure people still put in the hours without feeling resentful or become stressed? Three simple solutions come to mind from, Stress Management expert, Carole Spiers.
Stress management can be good for your heart
A healthy person can respond to pressure and enjoy the stimulus. However a person who has been under intense pressure over a long period is unlikely to have sufficient coping reserves to manage cumulative stress. The first signs that they are not coping will inevitably show up in their work performance, in their behaviour and, ultimately, also in their appearance and persona. It is rather like a car trying to run on an empty tank.
Workplace Stress: A Talking King or a Silent Mouse?
Last week, I went to see the widely acclaimed movie, ‘the Kings Speech’. To speak in public can be a daunting prospect whether one King George VI or a commoner, and workplace stress and panic are, unfortunately, all too usual, in these instances.
Stress at work: Emirati women fit into new roles
If more Emirati women are to emerge as business leaders in the future, they must develop their self-confidence and, perhaps, renegotiate their responsibilities with their families. The challenge for the UAE is to create an environment where Emirati women can pursue any career they choose in the future, and know that they will be judged on the basis of their work performance and not on their gender.
Managing the Royal Pressure at Work
It has been announced, in Britain, that the heir to the throne, Prince William, is to marry Kate Middleton, next year.
But Carole Spiers says, ‘Marriage is a major decision for any of us to make but Kate will be joining the British royal family, and will become the wife of a future King of England. And that means that she will also be starting a new job and there will be enormous stresses to overcome, at least in the beginning.’
Is Your Office a Bully Free Zone or do you experience stress and anxiety?
Bullying is unacceptable in the modern workplace and no responsible company or organisation should be seen as condoning it. The health of employees is important, and that includes both physical and mental wellbeing and relieving stress and anxiety.
Can we relieve stress and anxiety by improving our communications?
Instant communication has made us more aware of what is happening, not only in our place of employment but also 24/7 around the world. But does it relieve our stress and anxiety?