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Step back from your daily routine, take a deep breath and pinpoint the stressors that are keeping you from enjoying a full and productive life. Here are a few tips to help.
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Problem: Too much work
• Plan and organize your work
• Learn to set and communicate limits
• Delegate
• Consider group-related tasks
• Plan to do your more complicated tasks during your periods of high energy
• Speak with your supervisor about assigning/prioritizing tasks or hiring additional employees
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Problem: Lack of organization
• Keep a planner, organizer or “to-do” list
• Use mind-mapping or a logic diagram to show how tasks are related
• Keep your desk free of clutter
• Set up a useful, uncomplicated filing system
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Problem: Job dissatisfaction
• Find a way to gain more control over your work
• Suggest implementing an employee reward system
• Consider your options for a transfer or changing jobs
• Change your attitude
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Problem: Poor working conditions/environment
• Personalize your office with small reminders from home
• Use bright posters, cards and plants to make the office cheerful
• Follow safety rules and proper operating instructions for equipment, even if no one enforces them
• Make sure lighting, ventilation and temperature are appropriate
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Problem: Poor communication
• Don’t assume
• Be assertive. Speak up when you need something, don’t understand something or have a problem.
• Use congruent words, tone and body language
• Ask management to encourage participation
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Problem: Personality clashes
• Keep your anger in check
• Be assertive, not aggressive
• Meet with the person to reconcile differences, if possible
• Involve your supervisor, if necessary
• Keep your contact with the person to a minimum and on a strictly professional level
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Problem: Unchallenging work
• Explore your options for transfer or promotion
• Volunteer for special committees such as planning parties and so on
• Ask for more responsibilities
• When planning your day, intersperse enjoyable tasks with tedious ones
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Problem: Inequality or gender-related bias
• Ask for a raise rather than waiting for one
• Raise management’s awareness of the issue
• Keep job performance high
• Speak up and present your ideas at meetings
• Take charge and accept personal responsibility for changing your situation
• Project confidence
• Build a network
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