Christopher Santana

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Me and all my colleagues are under pressure to perform at a level was never played or achieved before. Manger expectations are so high that I am not sure everyone believes is possible to achieve...time will tell. This could be a positive stress, if we get close to expectations, success will be the end result... if we fail, a burnout feeling will come from the top. You have to play with your heart and soul.

Christopher Santana

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Dealing with demeaning bosses

I have learned that you must first learn how to read your bosses mood before discuss anything. Reality is that sometimes an unimportant issue can raise a conflict (most likely I wasn't able to read the mood) and your boss can end up using a bad selection of words such as "you'll sound like a retard" or "that's so stupid". Most likely I will read that as a personal attack and worsen the situation... after reflecting the issue and being out of the hype of the momentum, I realize that situation could have been easily avoided. Solution: Stay Away! If… >>>

Christopher Santana

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Ethics and goal setting

Most typical unethical mistake is lowering standards or saying things you should not say, to meet defined goals... I have seen many times (in previous jobs) managers overseeing the unethical behavior to achieve his own goals. How is possible for the employee and the manager be on the same page specially in an environment of achieving higher goals is required to maintain your job?