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Three-quarters of women experience health problems at work, but line managers aren’t trained to support them 

Workplace Insight

The majority of women in the workplace have experienced health problems at work (74 percent) yet there is a lack of support available to help them, according to new data from Simplyhealth. Yet the research suggests that line managers, often the first in line when health problems arise, don’t feel equipped to offer adequate support.

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U.K. Moves Toward Flexible Work, Yet Stigmas Remain

Allwork

for its role in balancing mental and physical health needs in the workforce. According to the report, the same study found that the percentage of men working part-time has been around 13% since 2010. 41% of people in Time Wise’s survey who work part-time stated that they do so to “manage either care or home related responsibilities.”

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Not All Stories Have Happy Endings—For This Entrepreneur, It Was Still Worth It

Success

In 2010, after losing her fashion design job during The Great Recession, Kristine Deer founded the activewear brand K-DEER. K-DEER was one of the first brands to make and market printed activewear in 2010 before it became an established retail department. “I Taking a leap. I had nothing to lose besides my ego,” Deer says.

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Workplace Happiness Is at an All-Time High—But There’s Still Room for Improvement

Success

By comparison, in 2010, after the Great Recession, there was an all-time low in satisfaction rates, at 42.6%. When we think holistically, we consider elements such as employee well-being and mental health benefits, workplace culture, healthy boundaries and work schedules. The results show just over 62% of U.S. in the previous year.

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If You Were Dying… Would Gratitude Be Your First Thought?

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15, 2010, “but last week she was even able to drive again. As a result of all of this, Jacqueline Lewis was inspired to start the World Gratitude Map , a crowdsourcing website launched in October 2010 that invites everyone around the world to briefly tell others why they’re grateful. So keep those cards and letters coming.”.

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Navigating Inner Growth: Top 10 Personal Development Courses to Explore

Success

Pyramid of Success Although he passed away in 2010, legendary UCLA Bruins coach John Wooden still has a great deal to share about making every day of your life a masterpiece. Build the social connections you deserve by understanding the science of kindness and the mental habits you need to create a happier life all around you.

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Life Is Not a Movie

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Ebert’s prolific online journaling—at times so poignant and poetic you wondered why he spent decades reviewing movies —was called one of the year’s best blogs by Time magazine in 2010. In 2011, at 69 years old and in curious health, Ebert was being heard, a lot, and it was neither a coincidence nor an act of God.

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