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PSYCHOLOGICAL
STRESS ON THE JOB
Robert
A. Dato, Ph.D., NCPsyA
Nowhere
are you more susceptible to stress than on the job. It is
there that work and personal pressures combine to tax your
system to its limits. While there is no cure for job stress,
here is a set of proven principles that you might want to
use on a daily basis to keep your job stress down to manageable
proportions.
SET REASONABLE GOALS FOR YOURSELF.
And set up a timetable. You will be surprised how quickly
your accomplishments add up pursuing modest goals at a steady
pace.
TAKE PRIDE IN YOUR WORK.
This will make you strive to do your best, which will result
in confidence, enthusiasm, and optimism.
LEARN TO ENJOY YOUR WORK.
Discover ways to make your job more interesting and challenging.
Creating better ways of doing your job will bring you increased
satisfaction.
DO A LITTLE MORE THAN IS EXPECTED.
Quality work is always noticed, though not always immediately
acknowledged. But in the long run your extra efforts will
pay off.
KEEP YOUR JOB IN PERSPECTIVE.
You should work to live, not live to work. Learn to divert
some of your energy to those activities in life, which bring
you pure pleasure.
TREAT OTHERS WITH COURTESY AND RESPECT.
That is what you want, so take the initiative and give before
getting. It will make for a pleasant and productive environment.
DO NOT MAKE UNREASONABLE DEMANDS OF OTHERS.
Doing so increases resistance to both productivity and cooperation.
Try to understand the pressures that others are under.
BE WILLING TO COMPROMISE.
Your views, strategies, and ways of doing things may be
and feel right to you, but because everyone has a stake
in the outcome, learn to compromise.
COOPERATE RATHER THAN COMPETE.
Your right hand and your left hand are rarely at odds with
each other so do not allow yourself to be at odds with your
coworkers.
GIVE APPRECIATION FOR A JOB WELL DONE.
People consistently rank money much lower than job satisfaction.
Part of the satisfaction others receive should come from
you.
©
1981 Dr. Robert Dato, Dato Leadership Institute
www.dato-leadership-institute.com
All Rights Reserved.
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