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Feel Guilty for Taking a Sick Day? You’re Not Alone, but It Shouldn’t Be the Norm

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According to a 2022 study that appeared in the Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences across four public schools in Nicaragua, teachers often work while ill because economically, they have to. The results are clear: We are headed to work sick due to that pressure, come hell or high water.

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I Shared My OCD Struggles with 11,000 Employees—Their Responses Showed Me the Importance of Vulnerability in Leadership

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The medications I was on and the behavioral therapies I had been taught were no longer working. The internal communications manager who I worked with on my weekly emails sent me a draft, and as usual, I made a few tweaks. This article is excerpted from Paul E. But at that point, my OCD began to manifest itself in different ways.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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Dr. Rajinder Atwal Medical Director, CEO, Founder, Family Physician, M.D., She is the founder, CEO and medical director of Bathurst Walk-in Clinic and Family Practice, which serves marginalized communities. Bathurst Walk-in Clinic and Family Practice Atwal is a trailblazer in the health care industry.

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How To Design Impactful Offices? Prioritize ESG Goals

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This article was originally written by HOK designers Christine Vandover and Komal Kotwal for Work Design Magazine. The template also includes an easy-to-use tracker that allows us to measure how well our projects are meeting our internal goals for reducing embodied carbon and eliminating toxic and non-sustainable building materials.

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10 Healthy Habits: Why Not Now?

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Use a combination of smoking cessation medication (such as the patch) and coaching, such as 1-800-QUIT-NOW. In contrast, participants receiving standard treatment (“4 weekly telephone counseling sessions and medication advice”) had a quit rate of 21.5%. This article was published in August 2013 and has been updated.

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Tips to Get Rid of Stress

Office Dynamics

The Harvard Medical School published an article that lists six relaxation techniques to reduce stress. To read the full article visit, Six Relaxation Techniques to Reduce Stress. by Joan Burge, Founder and CEO of Office Dynamics International. Relaxing Techniques. Try different things to bring your stress levels down.

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Can smart glasses be the key to unlocking productivity in the workplace?

Workplace Insight

Our article “Why new technologies still make employees happier, healthier, and more efficient” explains that technology must meet increasingly agile strategies like remote work. This makes the ARGO great for medical purposes since users can see details like the blood vessels, bones, and internal organs in fantastic detail.

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