37Coping with Stress
MANY NEW MANAGERS BELIEVE they should be able to arrange their work life so that there will be no stress. Stress cannot be avoided; occasionally, it will come calling. How you react to it is the key. You cannot always control what happens. What you can control is how you react to what happens to you.
What Causes Work-Related Stress?
There are innumerable causes for work-related stress. We all respond to difficult situations differently. Anything that negatively affects our body or mind is stressful. Here are some typical work-related stressors:
Receiving no direction or conflicting directions from the boss
Computer failures ...
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