War and the workplace

Is everyone as fed up with the properganda in London as I am. It's funny that the moment this war started there were no more headlines about gas attacks on the tubes. Work life is stressful enough without worrying that you going to catch some life threatening virus before you even arrive there....

If trying to stay informed about events in Iraq is distracting you and your team, try setting aside a block of time each day to focus exclusively on that. Take a look at the web for an hour at lunch and maybe another 20 minutes in late afternoon and then get back to work.

It is a worry, especially if you work in central London. But I think it is important to stay calm and to try to carry on as normally as possible. I dont mean by ignoring what is happening, but I have noticed that when colleagues have been discussing events in the Gulf the feeling of panic becomes infectious and this affects our focus and ability to work.