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Supporting Mental Health for Remote Employees

Mental Health is a Top Priority As explained by WELCOA, there are numerous benefits of employees working remotely. It offers flexibility, freedom, safety, and comfort. Plus, not commuting provides employees with extra time that can be used in numerous ways that promote mental health including exercise and other forms of self-care, spending time with friends

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Learning New Skills: The Benefits for You and Your Employees

The Solution to the Great Resignation The “Great Resignation” has been occurring for many months now and is still very much a problem for employers. The national average annual turnover rate peaked in 2020 at 57.3%. Then, the number of people who voluntarily left their job increased to roughly 6 million people per month in

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Tips for Improving Employee Motivation and Productivity During the Holidays

Holiday Distractions When employees return to work after Thanksgiving, there will only be a few weeks left before Christmas and New Year’s. This short amount of time is often described as a whirlwind. Children are on holiday break and family finances, holiday gatherings and holiday related errands start to overwhelm our minds. It is an

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November is the Perfect Time to Initiate a Smoking Cessation Program

The Great American Smokeout® Mark your calendars! This year, Great American Smokeout ® will take place on November 17, 2022. For more than 40 years, the American Cancer Society has hosted this observance on the third Thursday of November. This is an excellent opportunity for people who smoke to commit to a healthy, smoke-free life, not

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Employee Engagement is Continuing to Drop: Here’s How to Improve It

Employee Engagement is Continuing to Drop Gallup research showed that in 2021, for the first time in a decade, employee engagement had dropped. Employee engagement went from 36% in 2020 to 34% in 2021. Their most recent report shows that the trend is continuing in 2022. 32% of full- and part-time employees working for organizations

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Three Tips for Fostering Meaningful Work Relationships

The Importance of Meaningful Work Relationships Many of us have accepted superficial work relationships as the norm, and as stated by Jeffrey Pfeffer, a professor at Stanford, “we are increasingly ‘working alone.’” Research shows that the number of those with meaningful work relationships has drastically declined since the 1980s. However, when it comes down to it,

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