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Look around you and you will see stress. People are being challenged in this new economy. Stress is a fact of daily life and it is especially true at work. And the stress is heightened because many small business owners must face these challenges essentially alone or with some minimal support system for assistance. While some people will strive on stress and will use stress to improve their performance, there are many others who fold or breakdown under the strain of stress.

The workplace today exhibits stress and is a major issue in our society today. In 2006, CareerBuilder.com studied 2500 American workers and found that 77 % felt burned out at their jobs. The high stress work environment takes a heavy toll on worker morale. A recent Gallup Poll indicated that nearly 50% of the workers responding to the poll said they needed help in dealing with stress.
A possibly even scarier survey result comes from Caravan Opinion Research that conducted a 2000 study of more than 1300 workers. They found that 13% of the respondents claimed to have personally committed, or have observed co-workers commit an act of “desk rage” which can be characterized as an angry or destructive outburst in the office that was a result of stress at work.

Here are seven strategic actions from “Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach” to deal with the stress at work.

1. Commit to developing a strategic time management attitude and mindset.

2. Address issues when they arise and resolve them in a timely manner.

3. Create an atmosphere of openness where employees can feel safe and not fear retribution when discussing problems they are facing.

4. Create an office atmosphere that reduces the distractions that cause constant interruptions and diverts the worker’s attention and focus and increases stress.

5. Encourage a commitment to good health that would include getting sufficient sleep, eating properly, getting enough exercise, etc., which will help, reduce stress.

6. Provide adequate breaks for employees and encourage them to take time away from their workstation each day. And encourage the employees to commit to setting aside some time outside of work each day that is their “personal time” to get away from the pressing concerns of business.

7. Consider engaging the professional services of a business coach or other professionals to assist in developing a plan to deal with specifically identified stresses in your business.

"Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach" encourages you to us strategic thinking to look ahead to the future, to be proactive and to anticipate the changes that will occur at work. Focus on solutions and what can be and what will be, rather than dwelling on the "doom and gloom" of a current situation.

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