Emotional Management Prints

Here we like to keep anger tied up.

At the end of each day, Gary had approximately 7 minutes of free time – which left him feeling very vulnerable.

'What sort of mission statement is that?'

'I'll be late for dinner, dear. I'm up to my neck in paperwork.'

In basket-case.

A female patient in an exam room sees a sign that reads, 'Break glass in case of physician burnout'

IN box...OUT is wastepaper basket on fire.

"Clear my schedule for the next five minutes. I feel the need for some spontaneous frivolity."

"Worst case of month-end burnout I ever saw."

'Yes, I know there's a deadline on this project.'

Doug had trouble getting home at a decent hour.

'I can't force jocose if I'm not feeling it.'

"I think I'll be late back for tea. . . about a week."

'Senior management wanted me to raise morale so I made Lionel from accounts 'office jester'!'

Work Parfait

'A few more years in this job and you'll learn how to delegate stress.'

"Well the good news is that after the reorganisation you'll be leading the team."

Surfing the daily stress

Be Healthy

Man at desk with two in-trays reading 'urgent' and 'too late'.

What My Day Feels Like

Busy Workload Today and Especially Tomorrow

"They've hiked up our targets again...I'm going to have to put in some overtime to have any chance of meeting them!"

"The president demands that staff take responsibility for failures, and the multi-trillion deficit is down to YOU!"

"Give me all the caffeine you have."

'The toughest things you have to deal with in this job, is feelings and lawyers.'

'I can't control my anger when people get too close to my kids...'

"Try thinking about something else."

'I have much less stress since I replaced my in box with a paper shredder.'

'Yes, as a matter of fact, you have caught me at a bad time.'

"Yes, I saw the obituary. So, is that why you weren't in yesterday?"

"Another one so relaxed, she couldn't walk out of here."

'Now then - I just wanted to see how you handle pressure, Mr. Boyle.'

In and Out Tray