The employee must perceive the training as valuable and be open to new ways of performing tasks.

When does one know if taking some time off for vacation is the best way to manage/decrease stress?

I have seen many types of leaders. The best ones know themselves and bring their employees along with them.

Not everyone is going to get along great or even work well together; however, sometimes having an extremely bad boss can make your professional life something that is unhealthy for you personally and/or for your carrer. This section gave me many great tips and ideas about work realtionships and how to keep them productive however; I would also add that with a bad boss your personal happiness/carrer goals might not matter to him/her at all. So, take resposiblity for those yourself. Keep an updated resume, keep up with job postings and know that if you are staying in the job with the bad boss it is ultimatly your choice; therefore, keep trying to make the most of it or help yourself move on.

It is very important to know and grow your personal value. Taking ownership of the manner in which you conduct yourself will help your leadership/management style be genuine, reliable and productive.

In addition to physical exercise, creating personal time to visit movie theater or place of interest to relax and wind down helps to mitigate stress. I have also found listening to music to be therapeutic. Austin Umezurike

The thing I hate the most is having to deal with E-Mails that have no need ever being written to begin with. We have employees that send out E-Mails to everyone and their dogs and the E-Mail only needs to be sent to one person. By the time you open it out and figure out what it is about, you have waisted a tremendous amount of time and energy. I been thinking about ways to combat this without stepping on toes. Any suggestions?

Managers are leading the employees demonstrating ethical behavior and accountability for their actions.

There shouldn't be any hestitation when it comes to decision making.

I have found that by breaking down my bigger worries into smaller, more approachable worries, that I am able to address my problems without “freaking out.” The problem that I have is that sometimes I break things down so much that I feel cluttered and unsure about where to even start so I tell myself “well let’s just work on it tomorrow”. I know that this form of procrastination isn’t healthy. What is the best way to tackle my large problem without breaking it down too much?

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My Goal as a teacher is to provide my students with the knowledge they need to realize their vision. We are in business to produce new professional photographers and helping students make the images that exist in their mind become reality is why I teach. Photography is more than a job for me it is a calling and I can set no higher goal than to pass on the things taught to me by my mentors over the course of my career.

This discussion really helped me realize how important it is to clearly define what your goals are and how to accomplish them. Any suggestions on how to do this and be successful at it?

As abstract as it may seem, stress is very tangible and should be seen as a major factor that is capable of being an obstacle on one's journey to success. Care should be taken to identify the impact it is having so that ways to combat it can be figured out in order to live a life free of tyranny.

The strategy to not to bring work at home or not to work at home brings the stress down of the entire day.

Sometimes I overthink a problem so much, that I can't tell the difference between a legitimate concern or something that I am blowing out of propotion.

I was shocked to see that watching tv helped. I do it but don't feel as guilty about it. I hear it kills your brain and wouldn't think of that as a stress reliever. Also being involved with others problems. I would think if dealing with your own is bad, adding to it with someone else's would just multiply the negative stress.

As a manager it is important to set the example of what one expects from their employees. When it comes to management, we have to remember that we are not just monitoring our team but our team is also watching us to see how they should work within the department a good manager = a good team.

How do you get out of unproductive meetings? It can be tough and you do not want to offend a peer. I have decided after reading this I will delegate such meetings to a subordinate.

We Should react to other schools and adapt, by determining how they use what they have and the roads they take to get to point "B".