Dr. Gary Carlson

Crystal, I applaud your analysis. Leaders with poor ethics and lack of understanding of their people is an accident waiting to happen. Dr. Gary Carlson

jay, Pre-planning and laying out the expectations for the meeting is essential to keep on topic. This gives you the opportunity to stop anyone who gets off the expectations. Dr. Gary Carlson

carolyn, Having planning ahead of any crisis is a professional practice. We can't maybe have all situations covered but just having a plan in place will reduce the stress and get you moving in the right direction. Some crisis planning is obvious. Dr. Gary Carlson

Jay, This is a common issue with meetings. Teachers often get of track in their classrooms the same way. The secret is the prep for the meeting and clarifying the objective the meeting. If the expectations are clearly explained and laid out you can stay on topic easier. When I have lead many meetings when a person starts off topic I would immediately communicate the comment may be important but is not appropriate to the topics we have outlined for today.

Enid, Stress can be definitely a distracter. Stress also can be a motivator to move us to a higher level. Achievement comes from some stress. These are positive stresses but bad stress can cause health issues. This is when you need to use your stress relief techniques. Dr. Gary Carlson

Keli, You are very correct in your analysis. Stress can be very motivating and moves us to a higher level of performance. We often strive in a life of positive stress. Bad stress can cause health issues and this is when we need to use our stress relieve techniques. Dr. Gary Carlson

Dana, The stress sometimes challenges us to become better. These are the coaching moments to move into a higher level of thought and action. Bad stress may work to be harmful to our health. This is when we need to use our stress relief techniques. Dr. Gary Carlson

Dina-Athena, There is a good stress and bad. We often everyday continue to respond to challenges. Some of them are greater than others but none the less they are challenges. These often are good stresses that motivate us to achieve but bad stress may create health issues for us. Bad stress is those that are a result of trauma and personal loss emotions. These are the stress moments we need to use our techniques to help us. Dr. Gary Carlson

Doris, Motivation often comes from good stress. It is great you can respond to stress in your practice. Bad stress comes from trauma and personal loss or health conditions. Dr. Gary Carlson

chrissy, This is often the case with people but with age and time I have noticed things still get done in there own time and our lives go on. If the task are not being done by our practice of procrastinating then we need to change our organization. Overload is another thing. Dr. Gary Carlson