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Dec 2016
22m 19s

Handling Stress in the Moment

Harvard Business Review
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HBR contributing editor Amy Gallo discusses the best tactics to recognize, react to, and recover from stressful situations. She's a contributor to the "HBR Guide to Managing Stress at Work." 
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