I was talking with the COO of a busy consulting firm who told me her husband had recently had a heart attack.
While they were in the hospital waiting to see the cardiologist, she pulled out her BlackBerry to return an urgent email. The doctor walked in, saw her phone and said, “Do you know those things have increased my cardiology business by 40 percent?”
Stress has real, physiological implications. It can contribute to stroke, heart attacks, depression, infections, back pain, drug use, exhaustion and more. From a work perspective, stress can lead to mistakes, lackluster performance, and strained relationships. Read more…
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