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Creating Healthy Organizations by Graham Lowe

Creating Healthy Organizations Graham's new book Creating Healthy Organizations describes how to strengthen the links between people and performance.


2009 Quality Worklife-Quality Healthcare Collaborative Summit.

For more on Graham's presentation at the summit.


Making the Workplace More Satisfying

Graham's interview with Shelagh Rogers on CBC Radio's "Sounds Like Canada"

Coffee May Increase Work Stress for Men
(Thursday March 11th, 2004)

A British study says men who work alone may pump up their stress levels if they have coffee, even though they believe it will boost their productivity. Men working as part of a team may feel less stressed after they get a jolt of caffeine, but it may make them less effective in their tasks.

Current stress-management theories suggest caffeine can trigger stress. But there's also evidence to suggest that caffeine boosts confidence, alertness and sociability, along with improving performance while doing various work tasks.

This study tried to reconcile those different viewpoints.

"Our research findings suggest that the commonplace tea or coffee break might backfire in business situations, particularly where men are concerned. Far from reducing stress, it might actually make things worse," researcher Dr. Lindsay St. Claire says in a prepared statement.