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Employee Perk or Productivity Secret? Corporate Wellness Programs Deliver on Both

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In fact, in 2016 the Harvard Business Review compiled data from leading experts on the topic. All eyes are on workplace stress, as burnout numbers have peaked in recent years compared to the past. When did corporate wellness programs begin to take hold? What makes corporate wellness programs popular?

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Ep 242: Nicki Cave on Managing a Team of Assistants and Finding Happiness in Your Work

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And they’re like, Hey, we’ve got this role that came up at the Boston Consulting Group, we found your resume that fell behind a filing cabinet as filing cabinets back then. She has four wonderful children and an amazing husband of over 30 years. In her spare time, she enjoys running marathons. I love where I’m at.

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What I Learned From Wearing the Same Outfit for 2 Weeks

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In a July 2016 profile , The New York Times wrote that President Barack Obama—who wore only blue and gray suits—daydreamed about retiring to Hawaii to “open a T-shirt shack that sold only one size (medium) and one color (white)” with Rahm Emanuel, the U.S. ambassador to Japan and his former chief of staff. The experiment was working!

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