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Reducing Job Stress
Everyone feels some job related stress and credit professionals may experience more stress than the typical worker because the decisions they make can have a direct effect on the company's profitability, and any errors made are visible to anyone who cares to look for them. Here are some ideas to reduce stress:
- Make sure you know what your boss expects. Misunderstandings lead to job stress - or worse.
- Prioritize your work based on management's expectations and management's priorities.
- Communicate clearly. Doing so saves time and avoids time-wasting misunderstandings.
- Inform your manager in advance if you are not going to be able to meet a goal.
- Make certain the goals established for you and for your department are achievable and relevant.
- Prioritize your daily tasks --- but try to establish a daily 'Must Do' list rather than a 'To Do' list.
- Delegate work to your subordinates to give you the time you need to concentrate on high priority tasks.
- Also, ask for support from your manager whenever you need help.
- Keep a journal of your accomplishments and your achievements because employers usually do a great job of documenting what went wrong but spend little or no time documenting what went right.
- Send a quarterly summary to your manager outlining your accomplishments.
- Count to ten before responding in a stressful situation.
- Get more rest. A well-rested credit professional is better able to make difficult decisions, deal with stress, and manage multiple and competing priorities.
- Try not to stress over issues and problems that are beyond your control.
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