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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. Microsoft’s 2022 Work Trends Index shows that 53% of workers are more likely to prioritize their mental health over work.

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

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Research has shown that workplace stress costs the U.S. economy up to $187 billion every year between lost productivity and health care and medical costs. That’s no laughing matter—but laughing can help address this problem.

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10 Changes Your Organization Must Make To Succeed This Year

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Organizations must set a value agenda that clearly lays out which business units generate the most value for the organization, and which generate the least. An organization that doesn’t have a value agenda could lead to limited clarity on aspiration and required talent/capabilities, according to the report.

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Not All Stories Have Happy Endings—For This Entrepreneur, It Was Still Worth It

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What I’ve come to learn since opening up about my mental health is that I’m not alone, and it does get better,” Deer said. My mental health is also my superpower in that I have a tremendous amount of love, compassion and wisdom to share because of all I’ve been through,” she said. Building a community around belonging.

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Want people to spend more time in the office? Give them a little piece of home

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The current cost of living means many employees are not blessed with generous amounts of personal space or to setup dedicated home offices. Nature has a profound impact on human wellbeing, and incorporating natural elements into office design can have tremendous benefits for employee health and happiness.

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People now less engaged, less fulfilled and more stressed in their working lives

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In response to this shift, the CIPD is calling on businesses and the Government to renew their focus on good work and improving job quality, citing the significant lack of progress on this agenda since the Government’s Good Work Plan was published in 2019.

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Embrace the chaos: the office must find a new purpose, conference concludes

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While it might not be up to workplace professionals to channel their inner cupids, you can bet your bottom dollar the population crisis will be on future BCO conference agendas. While employee experience remains the focus, cost-cutting is coming to the fore, for the CFO has to be kept as happy as the CPO. Dublin, we have a problem.

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