Is There a Vaccine For Stress?

Is There a Vaccine For Stress?

While we can’t manage anyone else’s stress, only our own, there is a lot we can do to make sure we don’t “contaminate” our workplaces by spreading stress. I think that stress is more contagious than a virus. I refer to some people in workplaces as Henny Penny in the...
Wired

Wired

I had an appointment with a manager today. She had a cell phone. She had a desk phone with caller ID and three lines She wore a beeper. She carried a Blackberry. During our 90 minutes together, each time a device rang or beeped, she responded. Although she responded...
The Benefit of a Fresh Perspective

The Benefit of a Fresh Perspective

I have had both the joy and the opportunity to vacation in Nags Head, NC for the past 23 years.  This year, we decided to go parasailing.  While being suspended, I was able to see the island of Nags Head as an island.  I saw the Kitty Hawk dunes where the Wright...