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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
17Sep2012

Stress Leave: current problems and possible solutions

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Regular readers of my blog know that I have many criticisms about our current approach to workplace disability caused by stress. The problem is enormous and costly.  Recent surveys in Canada reveal that approximately a quarter of the current workforce is either “quite” or “extremely” stressed.  The majority of that stress is related to work.
06Oct2011

Never at Home!

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This title refers to the silent motto of many of my executive coaching clients who refuse to talk at home about work, especially work problems. Oft cited reasons include: I don’t want to burden my wife He’d never understand anyway. I’d be seen as whining It’s too complicated to explain. Of course, there is a
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