How to Solve the Stress Epidemic | Dr Angela Armstrong | TEDxLeamingtonSpa

Providing practical tips for surviving and thriving in corporate life. Dr Angela Armstrong shares her experience of burning out, bouncing back and changing workplace culture one conversation at a time.

Dr Angela Armstrong is an independent leadership development specialist. She previously delivered national and global transformational change programmes on behalf of a major consulting firm across public, private and not-for-profit sectors. By talking about resilience, not stress, we can all change the workplace culture one conversation at a time and create an environment that enables people to not only attain high performance… but sustain it.

[Autumn_Forest_]

I think this idea is catching fire. I’m only 44 (so nowhere near retirement), yet I refuse to work Mondays. I have a 3-day-weekend every weekend. I do work about 40 hours still, but it just helps so much to be doing whatever i want one more day of the week. I recently told my job that I couldn’t take on new patients bc there was no room in my schedule. The scheduler said, “There’s plenty of room. We haven’t filled up Monday yet.” I said, Monday is to remain empty for good - not just until the patient load spills over from the other days.” People act like it’s strange, but oh well. I’m happy.

[timeetc]

Great to be reminded of this important lesson as I sit here feeling stressed about all the stuff on my plate!

[davidhopkins]

A great talk, Angela. Very inspirational and a useful reminder to help us reduce our suffering and that of others. Well done!

[carmengomez-munoz]

I believe everyone should take note of this good speech and put good practices pon a daily basis.

[esthergonzalezcano]

If you have to step up to have a 20 minutes lunch break.... Change job, you can all the good habits all the world, but it would be a lost battle in such a sick working environment

[srk]

Yes, the corporate world and work environment isn't the issue, no, you are! If you can't thrive in inhumane conditions, you must be doing something wrong, right?