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The Holiday Blues Are Normal—These 8 Tips from Experts Can Help You Better Manage Difficult Emotions

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The holiday season, starting with Thanksgiving and Hanukkah, can be a time of great joy with family, friends and tradition, but not everyone feels jolly this time of year. If you’ve experienced a loss, gone through a breakup or simply feel alone, the holidays can put a spotlight on your grief. Manage your expectations.

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5 SOP examples for your business

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To help you visualize what an SOP should look like and include, we’ve created five simple SOP examples. Take a look at the following examples to see what a basic SOP should look like. SOP Example 1 – Employee onboarding. Direct Deposit Form. Employee Handbook and Acknowledgement Form. What is an SOP?

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3 New Books to Help You Find Your Yourself and Your Calling

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It’s not one specific personality trait, but rather an amalgamation of various qualities that combine to form something truly special. . It’s many things and takes many forms.” By Ryan Holiday. Using myriad examples from history—some of which you’ll be familiar with—Holiday explores humankind’s relationship with courage.

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5 Ways To Avoid Well-Being Washing And Provide Authentic Support To Employees

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Genuine efforts to support employees include fostering real work-life balance and leading by example, having open conversations about mental and physical health, and adopting self-care programs. The IOSH survey called for more support around menopausal issues as another an example.

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5 Ways to Thrill Your Customers (Because a Thank You Email Just Doesn’t Cut It Anymore)

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These examples have one thing in common: From start to finish, these business people and their teams thrilled their customers. In a study published in Psychological Science , Princeton psychologists Janine Willis and Alexander Todorov reveal that it takes only a tenth of a second to form an impression of someone when you first meet.

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Trip Advisors: managing holiday records

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Most employees take their annual leave , have a great time away, occasionally check their blackberry and think no more about work except on their return when they show their colleagues a few holiday snaps and say they had a good time… Well as assistants we know that we are not most employees! New York here I come!

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Culturally Diverse Workforces Require Bespoke Mental Health Support

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ethnic minorities can encounter specific challenges that cause mental health inequalities; for example, cultural stigma, language barriers, less awareness around mental health issues, and a lack of culturally-sensitive interventions. The employer’s role is to facilitate and empower employees to form ERGs but not take the lead.

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