Tips to eliminate Workplace Holiday Stress

The business consultants at Global Resources have the expertise to help small and medium – size businesses achieve success.  During the busy holiday season, we know that the office may become a battleground of stress.   Here are 5 tips to help some eliminate some workplace stress, for both owners and employees:

1. Breathe: We often need reminders, especially around the busy holiday season. Put a Post-it with the word “Breathe” on your computer screen, or set an alarm for the top of the hour, when it strikes, and take three deep breathes, releasing slowly. Then hold out the last breath for a few seconds. You’ll be surprised how energizing it can be, while calming your nerves. 

2. Determine what can wait: We tend to overextend ourselves during the holidays. Often there’s a desire to do that last minute report, answer those last few e-mails or squeeze one more meeting into the afternoon. Ask yourself, “can it wait?” Now sometimes it can’t, especially if you want to hold onto your job. That’s not a light matter. But in some cases, depending on the urgency, have a plan in place to execute within a reasonable amount of time.

3. Respond with kindness and compassion: It’s so easy to write those words; a heck of a lot more difficult to practice them. Rule of thumb is to give people the benefit of the doubt. At least during the holidays! It’s really about you and how you choose to respond to conflict in the workplace. We should never allow ourselves to be stepped on, but sometimes walking away from conflict speaks volumes. This is a good time to set aside differences at work.

4. Recharge your battery: There’s a lot of excess running around and stress related tension in the simple daily activity in the office. The holidays can send you right over the top. Whether it’s meditation or exercise – figure out a way to wind down, such as taking a walk away from your desk. 

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