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Confronting The Bystander Effect In Workplace Harassment: 5 Strategies To Create A Bully-Free Workplace

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It can take various forms, such as verbal abuse, offensive conduct, and work interference. Such behavior can lead to significant emotional and physical health problems for the victim, including stress, anxiety, depression, and even post-traumatic stress disorder.

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

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According to Paul Osincup , corporate trainer, humor strategist and author of the forthcoming book, The Humor Habit , we are all suffering from a condition he refers to as “chronic seriousness.” Research has shown that workplace stress costs the U.S. Humor is a mindset that can be developed by forming new habits.

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How Transcendental Meditation Benefits Those Who Can’t Clear Their Minds

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Transcendental Meditation (TM) offers similar health and well-being benefits as other forms of meditation. TM differs from other forms of meditation in that it does not require “emptying the mind.” As a popular reference, you may be familiar with “om” as a mantra common in yogic meditation. My personal mantra is “banana.”

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What Are 5 Components of Emotional Intelligence & How Do They Shape Your Future?

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Difficult and stressful situations in particular require adept self-regulation. After a stressful day for this entrepreneur, one particular customer service representative behaves rudely. Consider, for instance, an entrepreneur who has a great relationship with an essential supplier.

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Why You Need a Work Journal

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But if I had to boil it down, I would say that a work journal is all about R&R—not “rest and relaxation,” but “reference and reflection.”. Reference : A work journal acts as reference for the future. When facing a stressful situation, writing about it will often help you reframe it to a more positive light.

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What’s Next to Be Your Best? 3 Personal and Professional Development Trends in 2024

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More people are now referring to “soft skills” as “human skills” to contrast what AI is capable of. “As New research from Peppercomm found that humor can bridge gaps between workers and leaders to form better-connected teams, break down silos and drive more effective engagement. Why are human skills important?

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5 Tips to Make Filing Taxes Easier for Freelancers in 2023

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With a traditional job, all you need to file your taxes is your W-2 tax form at the end of the year, showing what you made and how much you had withheld for federal and state taxes. With freelancing, you’ll likely have multiple clients, each sending you a 1099-NEC form (previously a 1099-MISC) showing what they paid you.

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