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BYLINE: Dale Collie – named by Fast Company as one of America’s Fast 50 innovative leaders. Experience as a Fortune 500 executive and business owner, US Army Ranger, and professor at West Point. As a professional speaker, Dale used the leadership skills of US Army Rangers to help managers succeed in tough times. His book Winning Under Fire: Turn Stress into Success the US Army Way (McGraw-Hill) and others are available at www.couragebuilders.com/books
BECAUSE I TOLD YOU
Job security is down, but worker disengagement is up! A study by Boston College’s Sloan Center on Aging & Work shows that both older workers and Gen Y feel that…
US ARMY RANGERS AND LEADERSHIP ESSENTIALS
“Even the most innovative leaders rely upon the basics intough times.” [ Dale Collie ] Tim didn’t slam down the phone, but there was no smile whenthe call ended —…
TAME THE TECHNOLOGY
Technology only causes stress when people fail to use itproperly. Dealing with your email can put you into overload ifyou don’t control it. Use technology to de-stress your day, and…
COMMUNICATE WELL
You know how stressful it becomes when the boss is surprised bygood news or bad news. Each supervisor has a “comfort level”that you have to maintain to minimize your own…
VALUE OF BEING ORGANIZED
Regardless of company expectations, you can alleviate a lot ofyour stress by organizing your work space and getting a firmgrasp on the work that must be done. Even if you…
NO BRAINER CHECK LIST
A lot of our daily stress comes from having to complete routinetasks in the midst of a heavy workload and interruptions. How can you make sure you complete every step…
BEATING PROBLEMS – EMBRACE THE DANGER
Experienced leaders know that new business problems are justaround the corner. Customers, employees, equipment, and marketconditions are all in motion, and good leaders prepare ahead oftime for the problems that…
14 WAYS TO DE-STRESS EMPLOYEE VACATIONS
Employees truly deserve paid vacations. They struggle throughstressful jobs most of the year, and productivity goes down ifthey don’t get a break. From a corporate perspective, goodvacation programs boost the…
10 WAYS TO DE-STRESS YOUR VACATION
It comes as no surprise that holiday vacations generate a lot ofstress. Hectic travel plans, added expenses, and familyreunions can take the joy out of the holidays. You return towork…
PEER PRESSURE ON THE SHOP FLOOR
One of the things I discovered when working on the shop floorwas that peer pressure was never to lift anyone up. It was neverto increase productivity. Always, it was to…