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How to Balance Formality and Informality at Work

We humans are social creatures, so it’s safe to say that we crave social connections. Since we spend a large part of our time at work,  we need to learn how to balance formality and informality. After all, the formality of the workplace is often superseded by the informal connections…

Un-normalizing Healthcare Employee Burnout

The healthcare industry is very demanding, and requires a highly skilled and dedicated workforce. While this is great in many ways, it has become the norm to expect workers in this field to “handle” the stress and pressures put on them with little complaint, and even less visible effects on…

How to Encourage Employees to Take Time Off

Unless your management style is modeled on Mr. Burns from The Simpsons, you probably want engaged, happy, and productive workers. Since studies show that a business can benefit when employees actually take their vacation time, it makes sense for organizations to reflect on what they can do to encourage their…

How to Take Time Off & Actually Enjoy It

Ever lied about going to the doctor to try to actually escape from work? If so, you’re not alone. It's often much easier to fib about being sick than truly take time off work. And sometimes, even when workers take their vacation days, they still lie about the details of…

Why You Need to Take Time (Truly) Off from Work

How often do you take time off work? While Americans are notorious for working as hard as can be, recent studies have shown that we are finally prioritizing a better work-life balance. In fact, more and more people are seeing the importance of taking time off work to facilitate better…

7 Ways of Embracing and Managing Change

We've been dealing with so much change over the past few years - are we getting better at it, or is change fatigue wearing us out? If you feel like you’re struggling with all the change that you’re experiencing, know that you’re not alone. Dealing with a pandemic, witnessing loved…

Summer Refresh: Healthy Habit Reminders You Know But Keep Forgetting

Happy Half Year Day! Today is the first day of the rest of the year -- are you ready for it? Okay, so maybe "Half Year Day" isn't really as big a deal as "New Year's Day", and maybe every day is technically the first day of the rest of…

Why It’s Un(Acceptable) for Employees to Stay Put

In the west, our work culture has a real “standing still is going backwards” mentality. We have all become convinced that progression is the ultimate goal in any career. This is combined with a strong need for status in the form of material wealth and a perceived “success.” But if…

The Working Dead Syndrome: Surviving Burn-out and Bore-out!

Just like any classic horror movie, this story starts with a pleasant morning at the office. Employees are returning from remote work and managers are filling their agenda boards for upcoming meetings when suddenly something feels off - and it’s not the essential oil diffuser in the corner, it’s the…

What does a people-first culture really look like?

Touting a people-first culture can sound silly on its surface. What else are you going to have? A cubicle-first culture? A puppy-first culture? Anyone working from home with a canine may already be living that last one. Yet, it's the people-first approach that gets the attention. This article provides an…

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