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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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The four day week and a case of less is more

Workplace Insight

Between 2015-2019, Iceland ran two large-scale trials of a reduced working week of 35-36 hours with no reduction in pay. What the four day week is not is a form of condensed working. Global trials. Explained Barnes: “It’s the 100/80/100 rule. As one of his members of staff commented: “It’s about choice.

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22 Self-Improvement Gift Ideas for Personal Development Junkies

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Often, the holidays serendipitously morph into a time we reflect on the past year, to take stock of what and who we’re proud of and give thanks for how far we’ve come. Even better, Original Grain partners with Trees for the Future and has planted one tree for every watch sold since 2015 to foster sustainability and combat deforestation.

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If You Think You’re Unbiased, You’re Wrong

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Among the initiatives that emerged from the exercise was a group formed to “[identify] and [support] sales and marketing strategies” that could be utilized to reach women- and minority-owned businesses. We need to stop thinking about diversity programs in the workplace as a form of affirmative action. As of 2019 , U.S. million) of U.S.

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A New Year Plan for Busy People

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The holiday season is in full swing and to say you’re busy is an understatement, right? Think about it this way: There are 15 days between the date of this post and the end of 2015. After that you won’t be able to get it in its current form or at its current price ever again. The new year is rapidly approaching. That’s right.

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Top Workplaces Companies Know the Value of Appreciation

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million responders in 2015, Appreciation ranked among the most important factors in any organization. The little things make a big difference: Organizations often invest a lot of money and effort on big events (holiday parties, summer picnics), but the little things go a long way, too. It matters to them and it motivates them.

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29 Beautiful Stories That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity

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A welcome break in the 24-hour news cycle came one morning in the form of an announcement from NASA. Then, in 2015, fueled by the revelatory experience, he opened NeuroHope. Morales described their dynamic as being “even more extraordinary together.”. Karin Vandraiss. Inter) Stellar News. ROBYN PASSANTE.

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