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

Success

Oxytocin helps us connect, feel empathy and trust; serotonin regulates anxiety, happiness and well-being ; and endorphins reduce pain and stress while boosting mood and self-esteem. Research has shown that workplace stress costs the U.S. Research has shown that workplace stress costs the U.S.

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5 Ways To Avoid Well-Being Washing And Provide Authentic Support To Employees

Allwork

Examples of out-of-touch well-being washing actions include encouraging employees to take well-being walks but giving them no time for it, facilitating support services that refuse to talk about work-related issues, and providing holiday discounts amid a cost of living crisis. This is already a reality for some, like in the U.K.,

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

Workplace Insight

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. Identify and manage skills mismatches to engage, satisfy and develop staff.

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11 Things Organized and Productive People Do Every Day

Success

There’s a reason why people who are the calmest and least stressed are more productive. Those who have trouble keeping meetings productive make an agenda. Being disorganized is costly, in terms of both money and time. But if you can convince yourself to slow down and organize, the ROI will shock you. The details don’t matter.

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

Workplace Insight

The current cost of living means many employees are not blessed with generous amounts of personal space or to setup dedicated home offices. Plants create a calming and stress-reducing environment. One way to integrate nature into the office is by adding plants and greenery.

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How to Track Continuing Education Units (CEUs) to Maintain Professional Certifications

Eat Your Career

To avoid that kind of unnecessary stress, it’s important to properly manage and track your continuing education requirements. It must be a learning activity, though the cost of the activity is not necessarily relevant. If you’re not sure how to do that, keep watching. Let’s start by discussing why CEUs matter.

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

Workplace Insight

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. It’s time we do the same with the employee experience, stressed many of the speakers. It’s a cost and experience juggling exercise.

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