Workplace Buzz: Today's Headlines

Does Workplace Problems Cause Death?
The study of 3,000 men and women published online in July by the journal Psychosomatic Medicine set out to examine the relationship between marital stress and coronary heart disease or death. Participants were asked what topics they fought over and whether workplace problems spilled into their lives at home. Men who said their wives came home from work upset were 2.7 times more likely to develop coronary heart disease than other men. (Women weren't asked whether job stress affected them.) Los Angeles Times

Courage at the Office
An investment banker recently asked me what career malady I would cure given the chance. My answer? Fear. Regardless of your chosen profession, fear always stops you from getting where you need to go. It is a workplace illness that is all encompassing, and can attack at any point in your career trajectory (it can affect the minutiae of your day-to-day life: Preventing you from making a phone call or speaking up in a meeting; or it can affect your career overall: Keeping you in an unsatisfying job). am NY

Changing Demographics
As you look around your office, is everyone just like you? Probably not. The demographics of the American workforce have changed dramatically over the last 50 years. In the 1950s, more than 60% of the American workforce consisted of white males. They were typically the sole breadwinners in the household, expected to retire by age 65 and spend their retirement years in leisure activities. Today, the American workforce is a better reflection of the population with a significant mix of genders, race, religion, age and other background factors. Gaywired.com