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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. Humor is a mindset that can be developed by forming new habits.

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

Allwork

76% of employees are currently experiencing moderate-to-high levels of stress, which is an increase from 67% the year before, with huge workloads triggering 73% of work-related anxiety. Whilst some stress can be conducive to productivity at work, prolonged periods may lead to more serious mental health conditions.

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9 Types of Journaling and How They Can Benefit Mental and Physical Health

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Research has shown that writing and journaling can improve cognitive function and reduce stress and anxiety. And it takes 66 days to form a habit, according to a 2009 study published in the European Journal of Social Psychology. You can write whatever comes to mind without a theme or specific agenda.

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Want To Delegate Better? Try a Total Responsibility Transfer

Success

Delegating is a bit of an art form, one that takes practice and persistence, boundaries and motivation. Here’s how to become an expert delegator in all facets of life, for stress relief and business optimization. Avoid falling prey to rigid beliefs or agendas. You’ve heard you can’t do it all, but you sure do still try.

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Your Roadmap to Effective Office Systems

All Things Admin

While they do work together to save you time, effort, and stress, they are not the same. Procedures, forms, and checklists combine to create systems for how you get things done efficiently. Procedures, forms, and checklists combine to create systems for how you get things done efficiently. Meeting Agenda. Meeting Agenda.

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The rise of the pods shows how the workplace pendulum swings

Workplace Insight

Open plan officer workers and workplace professionals moaned about acoustics, stress, and more recently, germs in large open workspaces. And so the largest producers of telephone cabins (pods) was formed, if the PR story is to be believed. The good news is we couldn’t find a phone cabin. So we made one. So we quit.”

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Conquering The Open Loops Of Productivity

Productivity Bits

Our inability to control things causes us to stress out. The thing is – and I cannot stress this enough – you don’t try closing them out but must control them. The open loops can become constant source of stress if not controlled. GTD Agenda - This is one of the tools designed with the GTD system in mind.

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