How well do you support your team’s work-life balance? Work-life balance issues have become increasingly important in recent years – particularly since the pandemic. They are a big source of employee satisfaction and engagement. Supervisors play a huge role in how well their teams navigate work-life balance issues. Following is a sampling of a survey developed by … [Read more...] about Support Your Team’s Work-Life Balance
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You Can Overcome Burnout
According to various surveys, burnout is at an all-time high. For many, it has become a new normal. But it does not have to be this way. A recent article from Harvard Business Review provides some suggestions. First, we need to appreciate that stress is not necessarily bad. In fact, a certain amount of stress is good for us. We can think of this as our “sweet spot” – … [Read more...] about You Can Overcome Burnout
Boost Your Energy with Strategic Breaks
Our very busy work lives challenge our mental and physical stamina. Here are some tips from a recent article in Harvard Business Review on how you can sustain a high level of energy by utilizing strategic breaks during your day: *Change Your Mindset: Breaks Are Smart. The workday is not a tortuous marathon. It’s more like an NBA basketball game where you need peak … [Read more...] about Boost Your Energy with Strategic Breaks
Fixing Your Culture of Overwork
You know it’s bad for everyone – including the organization, but you can’t seem to change it. It’s a culture of overwork – and it exists in many organizations. Even worse – many leaders wear it as a badge of honor. And while Overwork was an issue pre-pandemic, it has grown as a concern as the “always-on” expectation of many organizations has spread. Research reported … [Read more...] about Fixing Your Culture of Overwork
Are Your Five Energy Batteries Charged?
When we are short on patience . . . Small setbacks start to annoy us . . . A weekend’s rest is not enough (if you got rest on the weekend) . . . These are possible signs that one or all of our five energy batteries are running low. Did you even know that we have five different “energy batteries?” Here are the “energy batteries” the authors of a recent article in … [Read more...] about Are Your Five Energy Batteries Charged?