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Does your heart rate increase when your boss asks if you've "done X yet?" Well, you're not alone. In fact, this and many other phrases can increase employees' heart rates as much as 84%!

The Knowledge Academy conducted an experiment that reveals the workplace phrases that raise employees' heart rates the most. In this gallery, not only do we list the phrases, but we also share tips on how to manage levels of anxiety at work.

Click through and see which workplace phrase makes your heart rate increase the most.

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Average Recorded Heart Rate BPM: 101

Average Heart Rate Increase: 26%

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Average Recorded Heart Rate BPM: 96

Average Heart Rate Increase: 20%

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Average Recorded Heart Rate BPM: 103 

Average Heart Rate Increase: 29%

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Average Recorded Heart Rate BPM: 91

Average Heart Rate Increase: 14%

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Average Recorded Heart Rate BPM: 99

Average Heart Rate Increase: 24%

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Average Recorded Heart Rate BPM: 105

Average Heart Rate Increase: 31%

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Average Recorded Heart Rate BPM: 111

Average Heart Rate Increase: 39%

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Average Recorded Heart Rate BPM: 123

Average Heart Rate Increase: 54%

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Average Recorded Heart Rate BPM: 130

Average Heart Rate Increase: 63%

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Average Recorded Heart Rate BPM: 118

Average Heart Rate Increase: 48%

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Average Recorded Heart Rate BPM: 127

Average Heart Rate Increase: 59%

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Average Recorded Heart Rate BPM: 147

Average Heart Rate Increase: 84%

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Average Recorded Heart Rate BPM: 138

Average Heart Rate Increase: 73%

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Average Recorded Heart Rate BPM: 131

Average Heart Rate Increase: 64%

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Average Recorded Heart Rate BPM: 143

Average Heart Rate Increase: 79%

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Average Recorded Heart Rate BPM: 93

Average Heart Rate Increase: 16%

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Sometimes we make more sense of things when we write them down. This can really help you determine what your worry really is, and what you can and can't do about it.

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There are multiple ways you can do this, such as the 5-4-3-2-1 Coping Technique.

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It's important to get things off your chest. Open up about your worries with a friend or a trusted colleague.

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This can have a powerful effect when it comes to relieving feelings of anxiety. Choose one and stick to it.

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The staff were not told the nature of the study, but were told they would be asked to write down their heart rates (BPM) at random times. It just so happened that those "random times" were after the phrases were said.

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Staff wore a heart rate tracker every working day for six weeks. During this period, senior staff were asked to say 16 common workplace phrases randomly (listed in the following slides).

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A typical heart rate usually ranges between 60-100 BPM. The calculations and results were based on an average heart rate of 80 BPM. Next, let's look at the phrases that increased employees' heart rates the most.

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The Knowledge Academy asked 807 members of their staff to take part in the study.

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The study looked at the workplace phrases that raise employees' heart rates the most.

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Here's how to beat it

Source: (The European Business Review)

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Ian Hurst, co-founder of mental health and suicide prevention non-profit We are Hummingbird, shared a few tips on how to keep calm at work. They are as follows...

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Hurst notes that dealing with difficult people is usually the main cause of stress at work.

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With the pressure everyone is going through since the Covid-19 pandemic began, a simple request for a chat can indeed become a stressor.

Phrases that spark the most anxiety in employees

One particular phrase can raise an employee's heart rate by 84%

06/11/20 por StarsInsider

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Does your heart rate increase when your boss asks if you've "done X yet?" Well, you're not alone. In fact, this and many other phrases can increase employees' heart rates as much as 84%!

The Knowledge Academy conducted an experiment that reveals the workplace phrases that raise employees' heart rates the most. In this gallery, not only do we list the phrases, but we also share tips on how to manage levels of anxiety at work.

Click through and see which workplace phrase makes your heart rate increase the most.

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