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Flexibility In Design: Turning A Workplace Into An Outdoor Oasis

Allwork

With this shift, employee sentiment has dropped to near-record lows, including 28% worse scores on work-related stress and anxiety and 17% worse scores on work-life balance. While biophilia can ease stress and anxiety, access to sunlight is proven to increase the brain’s release of a hormone called serotonin. Access to natural light.

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Tips for the Traveling Administrative Professional

Office Dynamics

Then, when it’s finally time to take a day off and relax, or travel for business, they’re starting from scratch and the planning process suddenly feels more stressful than ever! Use the checklist to help organize your travel planning superpowers so you can feel the joy of a stress free trip. Booking Your Trip. Packing Your Bags.

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From the archive: The role of workplace design in employee engagement

Workplace Insight

This means they can manage their need for privacy, concentrate more easily and collaborate with their teams without disruptions. No two days are the same for employees; sometimes they will need to do focus work, while other times they will need to collaborate. Fixed Technology exceeds mobile by 2:1.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

Success

The power of collaboration Collaboration among women in various roles—entrepreneurs, influencers and corporate and community leaders—is a powerful force for change. This organization collaborates with women in corporate America who seek support as they transition from corporations to entrepreneurship.

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How to Stand Up for Yourself

Success

The stress-reducing power of assertiveness. Paterson has people who take his assertiveness training make reservations at a restaurant, then call back a couple of hours later and cancel. That was nine years ago, and Fanning has never been the same. Learn it from the inside out.

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Why we need to consider switching to a 4-day workweek — now 

Ideas.Ted

After more than 2,500 workers moved to a 35- or 36-hour workweek and declared themselves happier, healthier and less stressed, the country is now moving to make this an option for the majority of its workforce. This, of course, goes against today’s always-on, 24/7 global economy, where long hours can seem inevitable, inescapable and natural.

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29 Beautiful Stories That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity

Success

The surprises began with dinner at the swankiest restaurant from their hometown in Brussels and progressed to skydiving, matching tattoos and a “bachelor’s” weekend in Ireland. She’d said time wasn’t slowing down, but I could tell in his tone it meant more to him than the satisfaction of a checkmark. She woke him up at 5:30 a.m.

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