How can you improve employee morale? Give them a voodoo doll of the boss, study says.
"As part of the study, some employees were allowed to take out their job frustrations on a makeshift voodoo doll carrying their boss’s name by sticking pins, burning it with candles and pinching it with pliers."
This idea may seem silly, but I am betting it works. Our subconscious delights in things like color, shine, music and silliness. You may feel at some level a feeling of power and can then maintain your cool when you are face to face with your difficult coworker or boss.
Full Article on VooDoo Doll
Give it a try...what's the downside?
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