Although it only makes the news where physical attack is involved, staff in the care sector are at high risk from verbal attack when at work. These incidents are widely under reported, yet they result in anxiety, stress and even trauma and depression for people subjected to such attacks. This article explains how employers can take steps to protect their staff.
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Difficult people at work? We all know they exist, and mostly we work round them. But this general epithet ‘difficult person’ hides deep roots that are sometimes difficult to deal with. Eberybody has to rub along together at work, right? After all, most of us work in teams and being a team-player is understood to be a tstandard requirement…right? Well, of course not.
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Imagine that before you pass through a doorway to a sacred space you must first explain to the gatekeeper what you are going to do when you have entered and what you will have achieved by the time you leave. Then imagine how you might apply this to some of your daily activities.
Continue readingParadoxically, the things we most need to keep us on an even keel are usually the first to go when we start to worry or when we find ourselves under pressure.
Next time you feel like cancelling a social engagement, you are too busy to connect with those you love (or at least, who love you), or too tired or worried to engage in your hobby, consider this.
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