If we don't understand stress, we may become a slave to it. Stress in the workplace is rampant.  How we manage stress for our own well-being but also to more effectively address our objectives in business is key to being a valuable employee, an effective manager, and a strong leader. Too often, we ignore the impact that unmanaged stress can have on the bottom line.

This is because we may have a common tendency to overvalue results at the expense of relationships, with ourselves and with others. Managing stress involves addressing the relationship with ourselves while we work as well as addressing how we are relating to others--down, up, or across the corporate hierarchy.