"Leadership is having a compelling vision, a comprehensive plan, relentless implementation, and talented people working together" - Alan Mulally
50% by 2020 - Millennials and Stress in the Workplace
Millennials (1981-2000) are now the most prevalent generation in the workplace (25%), surpassing the number of Baby Boomers (1946-1964) in 2014, and Generation X (1965-1980) in 2015 (Bennet, 2017), and are expected to comprise 50% of the workforce worldwide by 2020 . Researchers at Welltok have discovered that over 50% of these Millennials have seriously considered switching jobs due to workplace stress, and while some employers are taking notice, only 33% of respondents say their employers offer stress management and wellness programs to them.
Hang up that "busy" hat: It's time for a change.
Many wear a badge of honor touting "busyness" as a metaphor for producing copious amounts of work, regardless of the quality. The busier you are, the better you are. Sort of like the notion bigger is better (which we all know is not always the case).
Breaking News - The Never Ending To Do List, Will Never End. Get Over It!
I get it. I'm guilty too. I sit in my office until the sun goes down hoping to feel that sense of being "all caught up", but it never quite happens. Because as soon as you zero out that inbox, if that is your measure of choice here, another email buzz's in.
Resiliency through Random Acts of Kindness
Holiday time/ the end of the year can be STRESSFUL. Whether it is thinking of the perfect gift, finding the money to buy said perfect gift, figuring out how to exist within a family who may judge or not support you, facing your first holiday after losing a parent, cramming for finals or final papers, trying to scrape enough money together to pay for a flight home, or dreading the politics conversations that inevitably will happen over the holiday dinner table, that stress is real, even for the happiest of people.