From: Ann Taylor To: Gill Mansfield Subject: Important Meeting to identify issues in team collaboration Gill, There is a big issue with communication on the product team that must be addressed Meet me at after lunch to discuss! These kind of issues will not be permitted in my teams. Ann
10.00am
Crap, i really don't want to have this meeting. i know i have done all i can but she won't understand!
Gill prepares for her day by attaching her Viva Vagus monitor to her wrist She then puts her ear pod set into her bag and feels good, she is not going to let anxiety get in her way today
10.10am
Gill checks her email and gets a terse email from her manager saying that the problem with communication in the team must be sorted Gill feels her heart start pounding and her palms start sweating
10.20am
"You have passed peak anxiety and should return to a calm state in another, if you would like you can expedite this by taking a 10 minute walk"
Gill feels a little pulse from her Viva Vague monitor and it has gone red, her anxiety is peaking She remembers that this is just a reaction and she can manage it
10.25am
Gill goes to the cafe and she turns on the ear pod and puts it into her ear The ear pod sends silent vibrations to activate the vagus nerve and return Gill to relaxation
Ear pod sends silent vibrations to activate the vagus nerve
Gill lets the vibration carry on for 10 minutes, She gets another pulse and looks at her viva vagus monitor. it is now amber and flashes to let her know there is an update. She taps the monitor to listen. The ear pod advises her that she an expeside her return to a calm state by taking a walk
Gill heads out for a quick walk around the black Her Viva Vagus monitor pulses, she looks down to see that her state has returned to a calm state.
11.00am
Plan of action to improve communications on the project team 1. Start having more regular meetings 2.
7.00pm
That day could have gone really bad but it really turned around!
3.00am
Gill returns to her desk feeling calm and ready to tackle the communications issues in the project team in time for her meeting with Ann in the afternoon
Oh god, i have to face this meeting today with mo sleep and i feel awful after the wine and food i ate last night!