Stress affects everybody and it’s present in every situation. People experience stress in their personal lives, especially if things are not going well. They also experience stress at work. Being healthy and fit can also be a source of stress, if you perceive yourself as less fit than you ought to be. No matter what […]
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It’s necessary to encourage your employees to take care of themselves. Wellness is going to be needed if they want to do well at work. But a lot of employees don’t understand the meaning of wellness and aren’t interested in it. Preconceived Notions About Wellness Some people imagine themselves having to do yoga and getting
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Change is inevitable. If you decide to remain stagnant, you get left in the mire. The ability to adapt is a characteristic that often determines who continues to climb the advancement ladder and who remains stuck on a lower rung. Teach yourself flexibility so you can make the adjustments a high-level career demands. Choose to
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When you improve the lives of your workers, your company reaps the benefits. One way to make gains in organizational development is to create a comprehensive wellness policy. When human resources contributes to the health of employees, they are more productive. Here are various components to consider when crafting health promoting regulations for your business. Physical
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The EEOC Employer Wellness Plan rules are scheduled to take effect January 2017. The rules allow employers to offer both incentives and disincentives for employees who choose to participate or not to participate in employee wellness programs. The new rules do not, according to the EEOC, violate any of the provisions of the Americans with
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When people hear “safety at work,” they immediately think hazard signs, hard hats, and hazmat suits. People don’t usually consider what safety means to business professionals in an office environment. Or if they do, it seems like a deep paper cut is about the worst injury one could imagine. But paper cuts, while wickedly painful
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One thing that HR Professionals understand is that working more hours to stay afloat is a pressure that causes many Americans to mentally check-out of their work-lives. Frustration and cynicism are often the two main hallmarks of occupational burnout. “Even if companies haven’t literally lost their employees, many have lost them psychologically,” says Jon Gordon
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Negative attitudes are a lot like the common cold, it can start with just one employee, but soon everyone is feeling the effects and morale and performance decline. But unlike the common cold, there’s a cure. Enthusiasm and positive attitudes can spread just as quickly-improving performance and increasing productivity! Here are 5 tips for overcoming
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Managing work and family life is truly a balancing act. It can be a nightmare trying to create a schedule that works both for a career and the individual. Keeping a work-life balance is a difficult task and it may take some time. However, we have created some tips on how to successfully create that balance.
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“Work-life balance” is a term that is heard often in the business world, especially from stressed-out business professionals. But why should human resource professionals care about whether or not employees are feeling stressed out? Employees who are dissatisfied at work are more likely to be disengaged and make mistakes, and a whopping 72% of employees
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