How to work happily and without stress (at Exxon Mobil)?

      On September 25, 2008, Exxon Mobil Limited Thailand invited Prof. Dr. Chira Hongladarom, Secretary-General of Foundation for International Human Resource Development to make a presentation on "How to work happily and without stress?" to 300 IT professionals. 

       According to his presentation, stress is a problem which is a part of human resource. Causes of Stress are from several aspects of Work like too much workload, work with Long Hours and routine and redundant work. 12.Other causes can be organizational management problems like conflicts, lack of teamwork, lack of freedom of work, organizational  and cross cultural conflicts (Thai and foreign), internal politics and others.

        The solutions are as follows.
(1) Know yourself , build energy for work from health, physical, mental preparation . Have freedom and work creatively.
   - Create work/life Balance
   - At home, spend time wisely on  music, gardening, taking care of children and watch sports. 
(2) Company like  Exxon Mobil may invite Consultants to organize Stress Management or brainstorming session involve insiders and outsiders to share idea.
(3) Study Organizational Change or design work which fits the environment.
Dr. Chira's 12 rules for work happiness
1. Prepare your mind and body
2. Have passion for work
3. Have a purpose in work
4. Know the meaning of work
5. Have capability to make work successful.
6. Have learning opportunities from work.  
7. Gain knowledge from customers and colleagues
8.  Preparation before work
9.  Do what you can do best
10. Work as a team
11. Enjoy challenging work
12. Work with self-enrichment
        We should work because we love it and will do our best to leave it as legacy.
We will not be successful if we think it is just a Job.