Chris LoCutro

MARCH 5, 2024

And so as I just shared the stresses and the pressures that come with business ownership are very unique. Or that we realize so many of the decisions that we make our times are even at rational at times, because of fear of stress. Motion affecting it, or some type of fear, some type of stress that was limiting your thinking.

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OCTOBER 13, 2023

As a result, some leaders mistakenly try to create a "good vibes only" attitude among them and their team. Good vibes only!” = Discouraging any emotional expression perceived as negative. Increased Stress and Burnout Maintaining a veneer of constant cheerfulness is exhausting. They want people to be happy at work, after all!

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JANUARY 20, 2023

However, today is about what you can do to make a difference before it gets that bad. However, there's a good chance some of these will make a bigger difference than you might expect. 1) Talk about the elephants, and why you're staying Some of the most dangerous things that can undermine a good team are the things that go unsaid.

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Walk Me

AUGUST 10, 2021

According to the WHO , burnout is a “syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed.”. Psychology Today agrees, defining burnout as “a state of emotional, mental, and often physical exhaustion brought on by prolonged or repeated stress.”. How Has WFH Affected Remote Employees?

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Alison Green

JULY 29, 2022

This post, it’s your Friday good news , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s your Friday good news! I re-read all the articles on your blog about resume and cover letter writing and did a ton of work on my materials to condense and showcase results.

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JULY 20, 2022

It's super frustrating to be gifted a bad book; you'll feel obligated to at least try to read it, and the whole time you will be wishing you'd spent that time reading or doing something better. So how do you avoid giving a bad book, especially if you haven't read many yourself? Then, you just have to ensure it's a great book.

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Zenefits

OCTOBER 20, 2022

You can also write your blog posts yourself. If you’ve just started your website and your business blog, you can also share links to informative articles from any trustworthy site in your industry. As you add content to your blog, however, you should switch to primarily sharing your blog posts and industry news.

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Optimum Associates

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

“A professional is not just someone who is good; they know why they are good.” “I Addictions Sustained high levels of stress leave us more vulnerable to forming addictions. Analyzing Success “A professional is not just someone who is good, they know why they are good.” Drifting from Success “I used to do…”.

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JUNE 2, 2022

Answer: They all seemed like good ideas in the moment, but ultimately failed to work out as hoped. Today’s post covers why real time feedback is such a bad idea, and how we got here to think it might be a good idea. We've talked about why this is the case a number of times on the Lighthouse blog. How did we get here?

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Vantage Circle

AUGUST 21, 2020

Because the longer a bad apple stays in your company, the more it will hurt your culture (and your team). They are more prone to stress and burnout. But every individual needs to consider the consequences of going on with poor conduct and understand the value of good behavior. Gather the right information.

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DECEMBER 30, 2023

It has to be safe to talk about good and bad things. Fortunately, blogs like ours are here to help you. 6 Questions You must ask when You Start Managing a new Team Managing a new team brings a mix of excitement and stress for any manager. Unfortunately, toxic positivity behaviors can be hard to recognize at first.

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MAY 20, 2022

It's true whether you are trying to turn it from bad to good, good to great, or want to keep a good thing going. And even if you have a great manager, you're one re-org or project priority shift from having someone totally new, who may be just as good, or bad as the last manager. What gives you confidence?

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Liquid Planner Leadership

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

When workers feel uncertain about their jobs and responsibilities, it translates to stress on their shoulders. According to the State of the Global Workplace 2022 report, 50% of US employees feel stressed, and 41% feel worried at work. When you are sharing firmwide information, a newsletter is a good approach. Don’t panic.

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JUNE 9, 2023

In the process of growing Lighthouse and writing this blog, we have talked to a lot of leaders. Today we tackle that question, and how to transition out in a way that's good for your career, and the company you're leaving. It requires the stamina to deal with a lot of painful setbacks, interpersonal challenges, and stressful decisions.

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Alison Green

JUNE 3, 2022

This post, it’s your Friday good news , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s your Friday good news! ‘This is so not like you, we were worried something bad must have happened. This blog helped me immensely when I tried being brave enough to take responsibility. And it was fine.

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Alison Green

DECEMBER 19, 2022

I have been struggling with Crohn’s disease that got really bad after having Covid in August. I credit reading your blog for years but I also know what my installers are facing daily and they know I have done the work and I have their backs. Now the update! No guilt tripping workers who call out sick.

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LSA Global

DECEMBER 28, 2022

They consistently have positive intentions and real concern for others – in both good and bad times. If you want to become a more compassionate leader: Be Self-Aware, Pause to Reflect, and Be Intentional Compassion is especially needed in times of stress and crisis. They lead from the head as well as from the heart.

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LSA Global

JANUARY 26, 2023

The Kind of Manager Who Engages Employees While being a bad boss seems more common than we would all like, being the kind of manager who positively engages employees is not necessarily easy. In fact, one study maintains that only one out of ten managers come by the the traits required to be a good manager naturally.

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Liquid Planner Leadership

APRIL 27, 2022

When teams input their estimates in ranges for how long each task will take and reserve the resources needed to complete the project, good things come your way, and your chances of running over go down. This causes an undue amount of stress on workers, leading to burnout and churn.

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AUGUST 30, 2022

How can I look good to my boss? Here's what he told his team when they started: "It really serves no good purpose to keep people in the dark when it comes to knowing how to successfully manage up to your boss. As we've covered many times on the Lighthouse blog, the statistics show the majority of us have bad bosses.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

To get this sent to your inbox every week, along with our latest long form essays on this blog, you can sign up here. Even major issues can be stressful, but not draining, while small issues roll off you like water off a duck's back. Sign up to get this newsletter & our latest blog posts straight to your inbox: Interested?

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Alison Green

JULY 15, 2022

This post, it’s your Friday good news , was originally published by Alison Green on Ask a Manager. It’s your Friday good news! I was assigned one of his long-running, high-priority projects, and my life got much more stressful. The pay is bad, the hours erratic, and the boss? It was still a difficult road.

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Vantage Circle

APRIL 10, 2022

This blog will look at eight simple yet logical office ideas that will make a big difference over time. But, even if your office is paperless, there will always be paper goods that need to be disposed of properly. Read our blog on: Impact Of Workplace Design On Employee Engagement. Paperless meetings. Adopt a casual dress code.

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Vantage Circle

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Read this blog to choose the 18 Best Diwali Office Decoration Ideas!). Also read our blog on: 50 Best Words of Appreciation for Employees You Can't Ignore. To help you out, we have noted down 35+ exclusive corporate Diwali wishes for your employees in this blog. 35+ Creative Corporate Diwali Wishes For Your Employees.

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Vantage Circle

JANUARY 16, 2023

Allowing your introverted employees to be team leaders for a day can help dispel the myth that introverts are bad employees by allowing their peers to see how processes become more logical, systematic, and productive. National Good Samaritan Day: March 13, 2023, Monday. A corporate-sponsored vacation sounds good, doesn't it?

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MAY 14, 2022

Hence the sandwich metaphor: While the intentions may be good (don't hurt your team member's feelings), more often than not it comes off as pandering. Those are the most important things to highlight so they continue the good, and fix the chronically bad issues. What happened in the past, good or bad?

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Chris LoCutro

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

You can't have any good input. They want you to look at them and think, Wow, this is somebody who's doing a really good job. But either way, they still want you to let them know that they're doing a good job. The rest of folks want that input, they want to hear from you that they're doing a really good job.

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Chris LoCutro

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

You can't have any good input. They want you to look at them and think, Wow, this is somebody who's doing a really good job. But either way, they still want you to let them know that they're doing a good job. The rest of folks want that input, they want to hear from you that they're doing a really good job.

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LSA Global

JUNE 3, 2019

Because they don’t understand the difference between good and bad strategies, their strategic plans are flawed from the beginning. The best leaders know not to settle or be fooled by a bad strategy – one that does not represent the hard work it takes to design and implement a good strategy. A bad strategy: 1.

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Optimum Associates

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The Good News Hey, this is us acting on us. The challenges (potentially not such good news): How we treat ourselves May not be visible Marshall McCluhan once remarked, “I don’t know who discovered water but I’m convinced it wasn’t fish.” Gratitude “Too blessed to be stressed.” So how does this perspective nurture us?

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15Five

DECEMBER 8, 2016

What level of output indicates acceptable performance; one viral blog post per month or ten mediocre ones? It’s good for chickens but don’t adopt this one for your workforce, or you’ll have some serious HR issues). For evidence of this, check out Dave Logan’s TED Talk or read this blog post.). Take content marketing for example.

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LSA Global

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Stand-alone generic training programs tend to overwhelm participants with a lengthy list of managerial skills that all sound good (e.g., Bad Managers = Bad Business Managers and line supervisors direct as much as two-thirds of the workforce responsible for defining, delivering, and improving the customer experience.

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Know Your Team

MARCH 9, 2020

An essential quality of her “everyday feedback” approach is lowering stress and building great relationships along the way. I just covered working with remote team members in my latest blog post. An important quality of your “everyday feedback” approach is lowering stress. So everyday feedback itself prevents and reduces stress.

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DECEMBER 22, 2023

Without a good onboarding process, you could be wasting all your interviewing efforts. You can improve your onboarding process Knowing that onboarding new hires effectively is so important, what should you do if your company's onboarding process isn't very good? And, eventually, them leaving for good. They start next week.

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LSA Global

MAY 14, 2018

Should You Ever Stay in a Bad Work Culture? Some people decide to stay in a bad work culture even though bad work cultures are unhealthy. A bad work culture can threaten your health and wellbeing. Four Situations Where It Surprisingly Makes Sense to Stay in a Bad Work Culture. The post Stay in a Bad Work Culture?

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15Five

MAY 8, 2019

Welcome back to Talk Nerdy To Me, 15Five’s academic blog series where we get nerdy, talk to the world’s best thinkers, and break down the latest academic research that you can apply to your workplace. The relationships we have, good or bad, can influence the quality of our everyday lives, and professional relationships aren’t exempt.

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Peter Winick

APRIL 17, 2023

I think the Wild West is a good thing right now because there’s so many opportunities, so many potential operations, short form, long form. You don’t typically find a list of 38-year-olds making $140,000 a year that are time starved and stressed. The willingness people have worked with their jobs for a bad boss.

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