December 2019

The Benefits of Mindfulness in the Workplace

Mindfulness Explained Psychologist Scott Bishop describes mindfulness as “nonelaborative, nonjudgmental, present-centered awareness in which each thought, feeling, sensation that arises … is acknowledged and accepted as it is.” Broken down, mindfulness changes the way we relate and react to the events and experiences in our everyday lives. It means no longer accepting your default mode as

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Top Employee Benefits Trends for 2020

2019 Employee Benefits Review The 2019 Employee Benefits Survey, administered by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), reveled which offerings were increased the most this past year. Findings show that both healthcare and wellness related benefits were increased by 20%, closely followed by leave (15%), employee programs and services (15%), career development (14%), and flexible

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Keeping Employees Engaged and Productive During the Holidays

Holiday Distractions Global data company, Peakon, has been tracking what they call the Great “Christmas Click-Off” for the past three years. This is a report that tracks employee productivity over the holiday season. Based on the responses of more than 15,000 employees across the US, UK, Nordics and Germany, 2018 saw reduced productivity for the

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How to Keep Your Microbiome Healthy

What is a Microbiome? A microbiome consists of trillions of microorganisms, or microbiota. There are thousands of different specifies of microbiota, including bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses. Every human being has a completely unique microbiome determined by their DNA. Despite the differences in each microbiome, it is a supporting organ for each person because of

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