How to Reduce Work-Related Stress

09/27/2015 |

Recognize the aggravating aspects of your job. Stop fighting them.
Identify your emotional needs and accept them. Most executives are competitive, need to be liked, need to vent anger. They should have outlets for each of these needs.
Practice listing. Listening is more relaxing than talking, and it can help you know what’s really going on in the organization.
Be sensitive to change. Recognize when it’s occurring on the job and figure out what adjustments are necessary. By consciously recognizing change, you make it manageable.
Keep alcohol consumption under control. Excessive drinking creates the illusion of dealing with stress, while in fact adding to it.

Source: Rosalind Forbes, author of Corporate Stress, Doubleday, Garden City, NY.