Articles of interest to those who want to improve productivity and profit through control of workplace stress. Leaders who understand how to control workplace stress can improve productivity and increase profits while they reduce health care costs, absenteeism, turnover, workers comp claims, and accidents.
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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
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