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Burnout

Burnout Is Not What You Think It Is: How Leaders Can Confront The Three Faces Of Burnout

Burnout is a significant public health problem. Just this year, the World Health Organization upgraded its assessment of the threat posed by burnout. The condition, says the WHO, is a “syndrome” involving a range of symptoms related to chronic stress. The WHO statement explicitly ties burnout to the workplace. According to one...
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Millennial Survey

New Millennial Survey Finds A “Generation Disrupted”: How Business Leaders Can Respond

The optimism of younger workers—both Millennials and Generation Z—is in steep decline. The Deloitte Global Millennial Survey 2019 reveals a growing sense of “uneasiness and pessimism” amongst the younger generations, who are desperately searching for “safe havens” and “beacons of trust.” The good news? Millennials and Gen Z show deep loyalty to...
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Sep 29
employee engagement

4 Impactful Actions Leaders Can Start Doing Today To Improve Employee Engagement And Company Culture

Leaders either make or break the job for their employees. People typically leave bad managers, not bad companies. It seems obvious: If you want engaged employees, you have to be an engaged leader. You have to engage with your employees. Nevertheless, many leaders engage with employees too infrequently and unconstructively. The millions...
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Sep 28
Loneliness

The Detrimental Effect Of Loneliness On Your Health And What You Can Do About It

Loneliness kills. It poses a greater threat to health than obesity, and its life-shortening effects are comparable to smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Furthermore, it is rampant in today’s workplace. Those are some of the conclusions reached by Vivek H. Murthy, former Surgeon General of the United States. Due to the significant...
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Stress Awareness Month

Sparking Motivation Is The Key To Beating Stress And Burnout, And To Improving Employee Engagement

Let us kick off Stress Awareness Month by looking at the opposite of stress. Certainly, there are times when stress is telling us that something in our lives is straining our capacity—a stressor we need to identify and deal with. However, often times, stress can be a sign that something is missing....
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happiness

Why Is The U.S. Losing Ground In Happiness? What We Can Do Today On International Day Of Happiness

It is tempting to think of happiness as a soft quality, and a largely individual one. In recent years, however, researchers are studying and measuring the collective happiness of organizations and nations. Additionally, they are looking at how happiness relates to productivity and economic growth. International Day of Happiness is...
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