Going home from work unhappy?
It all started at home this morning, someone forgot to get bread yesterday.
So the anticipation of tuna on nice crusty bread turned into tuna on stale saladas for lunch today.
First reason to be annoyed!
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You’ve just missed the 06.20 into the city to get to that big logistics presentation, and the next train is 13 minutes away,
…and the crowd of commuters is getting bigger by the minute…and guess who’s going to be standing all the way to Flinders Street station.
uhh!
To annoy you further, some guy who forgot to manage his body odour is standing up close and personal to you.
Yuk!
Starting to get Irritable?
…and what about that teenager who “shares” the latest Justin Bieber contribution to the world through her blaring headphones?
What the…!
Eventually you get back to work and the office prankster has pinched your chair and replaced it with the one with the dodgy wheels!
Grrrrrr!
The phone is already screaming at you, and the operations managers is looking like he got a parking ticket or got stood up last night from his now ex-girlfriend!
…and he’s heading your way!
Anxiety kicks in.
And your office nemesis is giving you an evil smirk.
Just another day at the Distribution Centre HQ or Supply Chain Company!
Tips on What to do, when the working day is over!
A couple of choices can be made, the one you usually make like
…expect a re-run of the morning commute,
…get home, walk in start yelling “coz the rubbish bins aren’t out, and the TV is too loud!
…the kids have heard you and bolted from the house into the backyard,
…the dogs under the table trembling and your partner has lost that “glad to see you look”
… feeling like a loser or what?
OMG!
OR…. you can start to practice some new skills and rituals to prepare yourself for
“home reintegration”.
A fancy term for getting your head in the right space!
So when you walk into what is meant to be your sanctuary with people you love and care about, it becomes exactly that.
You could also call it managing your stress levels!
So, how do you do this?
- At work, just before you leave your cubicle or exit the building, go thru a process of “shaking off” all the crappy stuff that has stuck to you over the day.
- If you have ever seen a wet dog at the beach shake itself, that’s what you do!
- Now if you’re feeling a little self-conscious, just imagine it, but make the process as real as possible.
- Some people find that before leaving their desk that figuratively throwing that imaginary rubbish into the office bin works well too.
- You can have specific landmarks on the way home from work, like a particular roundabout on the road, or the “Myki touch on pad” at the train station where you consciously separate your work head space, into home reintegration.
Get creative and make it a powerful daily routine.
And of course, use the breathing technique, on the train back home or just before you get out of the car.
So give these tips a go… and be a grumpy supply chain professional no more?!
Need a new bin liner,
Chris Richardson
Productive Minds
Chris Richardson works with Managers and Supervisors of Supply Chain Companies.
He provides people management training and mentoring to help leaders manage change, manage work stress and inspire creative problem solving in their teams.
The end result is that absenteeism is reduced, productivity increases, complaints minimised and WorkCover costs get slashed.
This frees up Managers to focus on the business of customer service and create new business opportunities.
Contact Chris on 613 99742824 or chris@productiveminds.com.au or visit www.productiveminds.com.au
