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Article: Don't sweat them; Leaders need to know how to provide workers with 'good stress'.(Lauer's Letter)
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- Modern Healthcare
- Article date:
- March 12, 2007
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Byline: Charles S. Lauer
There are times when I agree to fulfill some request and then quickly realize I have overcommitted myself. I have done this so many times over the years that I must like it this way at some level. Most recently, I agreed to give a talk to a group of healthcare executives on "Stress in the Workplace,'' which is ironic because the event has put a lot of stress on me that I could have avoided if I just said I was too busy.
Nevertheless, the topic interested me. I know that, for me, public speaking is "good stress.'' It keeps me motivated and interested in life. Much of the stress in life isn't so positive, of course. It is critical ...