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Humor in the Workplace: How to Be Funny at Work Without Crossing the Line

Success

Oxytocin helps us connect, feel empathy and trust; serotonin regulates anxiety, happiness and well-being ; and endorphins reduce pain and stress while boosting mood and self-esteem. Research has shown that workplace stress costs the U.S. economy up to $187 billion every year between lost productivity and health care and medical costs.

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The Silent Crisis Of Workplace Loneliness: 9 Ways To Foster Genuine Connections At Work

Allwork

Promote Employee Resource Groups (ERGs): Encourage the formation of ERGs to unite employees with shared interests or backgrounds, fostering a sense of belonging. Increase Mental Health Support: Invest in additional mental health resources to help employees cope with stress, anxiety, and feelings of isolation.

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Want people to spend more time in the office? Give them a little piece of home

Workplace Insight

Plants create a calming and stress-reducing environment. Offices should no longer be viewed as staff ‘containers’ but, rather, comfortable and inviting working spaces that promote social interaction, collaboration and productivity. One way to integrate nature into the office is by adding plants and greenery.

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Embrace the chaos: the office must find a new purpose, conference concludes

Workplace Insight

The focus of the 2-day event (or 3 for those that like golf) was to devise strategies to design, build and manage vibrant and inspiring workplaces that foster the wellbeing and advancement of the individuals and communities they serve, all while promoting social, economic, and environmental sustainability. Dublin, we have a problem.

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Getting the Attention of the Five-Minute Boss

On The Job

If you're not on a manager's radar screen, you risk being closed out of top projects, being passed over for promotions or great opportunities -- or even being laid off. So, how to make sure you get face time with a busy and stressed boss? There are some key things to consider: 1. Busiest times.

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The Admin’s Guide to Career Organization

All Things Admin

This makes a stressful time even tenser. Course agendas and certificates from continuing education. However, if you want the ability to promote yourself professionally without the association of your current employer, personal business cards are must! Personality type or StrengthsFinder assessments. Past performance reviews.

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Charlotte Lockhart of 4 Day Week Global | The Secret to Increasing Productivity by 20%

Allwork

As CEO for the 4 Day Week Global campaign she works promoting internationally the benefits of a productivity-focused and reduced-hour workplace. And then it’s also about making sure that you have an agenda. So how do you how do you promote so. To workplace stress and mental health. 18 million workdays.

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