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10 Favors You Can Do for Yourself Every Day

Success

In my article on ideas for shaking up 2013, I mentioned the dependence we have on habit. In 2013 a team member was devastated over a mistake she made in communicating with a business contact and “felt sick to her stomach.” Make sure you get the mental break you need to clear your head and not be in constant contact.

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From the archive: The role of workplace design in employee engagement

Workplace Insight

This is particularly important for employees in open plan offices, to allow them to balance constant contact with colleagues with moments of privacy and disconnection. Experts agree that creating an office that is tailored to employee needs, and which provides a menu of settings is always the best solution.