Personal issues - causing problems
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S#%t happens and life goes awry - at some time for everyone.
It is not possible to concentrate on work when there is a legal action pending against you or someone close is very illl or a long relationship is disintegrating. We simply do not have the mental resources to deal with a life setback and work as though everything was OK. Serious instances can precipitate Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - depression - anxieties - and so on.
When you aren’t getting on top of it - get help. You have only one crack at life as far as we know, and your limited time is too precious to waste unnecessarily. A little bit of drama every now and then is good for us - keep us human. Just know when to get help.
These are very private issues, even if they have a workplace origin. For example - you could be the cause of personal distress - consider the delivery of bad news. It is so important that you are aware that it matters what is said - and how it is said.
It also matters that you acknowledge that some of your friends and a portion of any workforce will any any instant of time, be dealing with personal issues. Imagine for yourself, suddenly out of the blue learning that your child is on drugs - or that the tax folks are about to audit the last 7 years of your private finances - or that a person just absent mindedly stepped out in front of your car and is now in hospital - dying. There is an endless list of issues that will distract thought and interfere with your capacity to work.
Some issues will sort themselves out and normal thinking patterns return. Some issues, or a multiple of issues, will benefit from counselling and in that process gaining a better personal decision toolkit.
We provide training in personal decision making and workplace decision making, and offer counselling and coaching services - work-based or private. They include
- Career counselling
- Relationship coaching
- Anger management
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