Our Corporate Life
December 11, 2012   •   Volume 3, Issue 25   •   ISSN: 2154-3240    

Holiday Hiatus - We’ll Be Back in 2013!

In This Issue
♦   Feature Article: Coworkers Can Make
You Fat
Ask Amanda: How should I handle office
gift giving?
♦   Practical Tips: Resolutions
 
Coworkers Can Make
You Fat

Most are aware that the holidays are difficult for those who are watching their diet. Now research has shown that coworkers are often the culprit, sabotaging their peers’ efforts to maintain a healthy weight. According to a survey of 325 dieters by Survey Sampling International for Medi-Weightloss Clinics, a franchiser of physician-supervised weight-loss clinics in Tampa, Florida, almost a third of people on diets said colleagues pressured them to eat more, made fun of their diets, or ordered them restaurant food they knew wasn’t on their diets.
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Thought to Ponder

What you can become, you are already.

  
Practical Tips: Resolutions

While it can be exciting to imagine what life will be like after you achieve your resolutions, most of us unfortunately don’t get that far. According to FranklinCovey, the time-management experts, nearly four out of five people will not keep their New Year's resolutions. In fact, their survey found that only 23% of those making resolutions kept their commitment to themselves. Even worse, 35% of resolutions never made it to the end of January before being broken.
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 ask Amanda
Question:

This is my first holiday in this office and they have a tradition of gift giving. What's the protocol? D.A., Cherry Hill, NJ

Amanda Mitchell
Answer:

Holiday gifting is an area where you should tread lightly. This is one time when following the crowd is your best strategic move. Since you’re new to the company, check with human resources about gifting policies and ask around to determine what the office has done traditionally.
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