It’s hard to believe, but National Employee Appreciation Day is coming up on Friday, March 6th. If you’re like most managers or HR reps, you might be thinking about ordering a few pizzas or sending out a department-wide email. But let me ask you this: when was the last time a slice of pepperoni made […]
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12 Months, 12 Emotional Plot Twists: An Office-Year Recap No One Asked For (But Everyone Will Recognize)
Every workplace has its own weather system. Not the kind you check on your phone, but rather, the atmospheric chaos of morale patterns, energy fronts, and sudden storms brewing in the break room. Look back over the past year and it’s basically a calendar of emotional micro-seasons.Some are bright and some are chaotic. Some are […]
Reduce Employee Stress for April Stress Awareness Month
In order to bring greater attention to and awareness of the issue, the month of April has been named “Stress Awareness Month.” It’s no secret that our busy lives are increasingly stressful with a staggering 79% of Americans reporting feeling stress sometimes of frequently during the course of a typical day (per Gallup). The percentage […]