Think Like an Entrepreneur, Act Like a CEO

34 Stress Is Contagious and Debilitating—but Manageable

You’re still tired from working late last night. Your commute this morning was a nightmare and you reached the office 30 minutes behind schedule. Your boss was waiting for you when you arrived, in a hurry to hand over a tedious project with an unreasonable deadline. And you need immediate relief from a coworker who’s been grouchy and uncooperative for days.

Feeling stressed out?

You’re not alone. Surveys suggest that work is the leading cause of adult stress, and a growing number of workers are experiencing physical or emotional symptoms of job-related stress. Many of my clients not only suffer from stress themselves, but also worry about how a stressful environment might be hurting their ...