Professional Growth

Receiving an act of kindness has been shown to boost one’s self-esteem and happiness. If you don’t lead an organization, a department or a team that has a culture of kindness, now is a good time to start down that path.

As videoconferencing became ubiquitous, something about being on such calls and meetings all day long seemed to be especially fatiguing. Be aware of the dynamics of how videoconferencing creates a burden of mental fatigue. Teach your employees about it. Support practices in your organizations’ calls and meetings that can manage the stress of videoconferencing and reduce it.

Has the pandemic caused you to slow down a bit? Perhaps, you’ve found yourself thinking about what is important in your life and you’re thinking more about your family and home life? The disruption in life that the pandemic has caused has also provided the opportunity for many life lessons to be learned. New research is teaching us that lessons learned at home are highly transferrable and can help us be better managers and leaders at work.

Burnout is avoidable and if you suffer from it, it is reversible. Some signs of burnout are subtle and others are easy to recognize. Some examples you should watch for:

Increasingly, employers are recognizing how employee mental health issues affect productivity, absenteeism, turnover and ultimately profitability. The need for more comprehensive employee mental health support is more important today than ever.

Dialogue creates a supportive environment that fosters awareness, education, early assistance, and evidence-based treatment for those in need. Leading a helpful dialogue may be easier that you think.

Between working at home, social isolation and pandemic induced anxiety, we are all facing an unprecedented level of stress. Here’s what to do.

Money, is the leading cause of stress in America. Financial worries don’t have to be deterrents to productivity at your company.

The problem of social isolation- the deficit in the frequency, number, and quality of contacts with family, friends, and our communities. It negatively affects peoples’ mental health and wellbeing and makes difficult times much worse.

Feelings such as guilt, trauma, abandonment and grief are common.