Mastering Fear: Harness Emotion to Achieve Excellence in Work, Health, and Relationships by Maurer Robert & Gifford Michelle

Author:Maurer, Robert & Gifford, Michelle [Maurer, Robert]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Career Press
Published: 2016-01-25T05:00:00+00:00

Consider the following questions:

1. Do you believe that givers or takers are more productive and successful in your work setting? In your organization, which colleagues and managers do you see as givers and takers?

2. Do you consider yourself a giver, a taker, or both?

3. Are givers in your organization able to set limits on giving?

4. If you are in management, do you meet frequently with your team, ask many questions, and show an interest in people’s personal lives?

In addition to improving outcomes for organizations, giving support has surprising health benefits that rival the benefits of reaching out and asking for help. One rather dramatic study illustrating this followed the lives of 846 adult men and women in Detroit during a five-year span. At the start of the study, all of the subjects listed how many stressful events had occurred in their lives during the previous year. They were also asked to estimate how much time they spent supporting others in their community. Five years later, when researchers looked at how many of the 846 were alive, they found that the subjects who reported very little giving to others were 30 percent more likely to have already died compared to the givers. 16

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