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09Oct2012

Working with “insurance” is stressful

  • By Ian Bradley
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“I’ll just run this by my boss” was a phrase that I heard all to frequently from my client who came to see about work-related stress.  Laura, a young woman in her first major corporate job, worked for a boss who micro-managed.   The boss, who did not like surprises, insisted upon being appraised about each
27Sep2010

Does Working Too Hard Lead to Burnout

  • By Ian Bradley
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The question of excessive work leading to burnout was cited in a recent case conference that I attended.  A young, but very competent, presenter described how months of working long hours led to her client’s eventual burnout.  The concept -excessive work leads to burnout- was dutifully accepted by everyone around the table. No wonder, this
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