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

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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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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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Dr. Rajinder Atwal Medical Director, CEO, Founder, Family Physician, M.D., She is the founder, CEO and medical director of Bathurst Walk-in Clinic and Family Practice, which serves marginalized communities. Bathurst Walk-in Clinic and Family Practice Atwal is a trailblazer in the health care industry.

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Don’t hold back AT&T customer service agent

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Stressed employees have poor self-esteem and are absent more often which leads to higher medical and legal costs. Customer service is also based on civility, and rudeness is expensive. Statistically supervisors spend one-fourth of their time dealing with either customer or employee rudeness.

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How We Need To Adjust To The Future Of Work – A personal interview with Bonnie Low-Kramen by Karen Mangia for Thrive Global

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Employers are aware that staffers are stressed and anxious for many reasons, but mainly because of the uncertainty about what comes next with Covid variants and how that impacts their work life and taking care of children, etc. Flexible work schedules & Arrangements?—?Leaders I found my voice and I am not going to lose it again.

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What Is Happiness and Why Is It Important?

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And excessive amounts of the “stress hormones” adrenaline and cortisol—released during negative states such as sadness, fear and anxiety—increase heart rate and blood pressure over time, triggering a host of other health problems. Many studies bear out that once basic needs (shelter, nutrition, security, adequate medical care, etc.)

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