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Five Ways Managers Can Drive Well-Being at Work

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Though the pandemic has pushed employers to focus on employee mental health and well-being, research shows that workers are struggling more than ever with burnout and stress in the workplace. For example, a recent DDI study found that 72% of leaders feel used up at the end of the dayan increase from 60% in 2020.

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9 Types of Journaling and How They Can Benefit Mental and Physical Health

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Research has shown that writing and journaling can improve cognitive function and reduce stress and anxiety. The Scheduler Tool: calendar Method: Write just a sentence or two in every calendar day’s box. Regularly reflecting on paper can bring clarity and insight into our own minds and lives.

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The Pandemic Sabotaged Our Decision-Making Abilities—Here’s How to Start Regaining That Self-Confidence

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It was scheduled to depart in April 2020. Whether it’s an anniversary vacation, a birthday trip, an annual convention or a trip home for the holidays that’s been continuously wiped off our calendars, we’ve all experienced having our decision-making power effectively paused. And then rebooked again for 2022. What will we do instead?

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Work Sabbaticals: The Latest Nonprofit Retention Strategy

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During the pandemic, the combination of increased job-related stress and, well, a pandemic led many nonprofit employees to seek new jobs that provided higher pay and better work-life balance. Everyone has been even more stressed than usual. I have more energy, less stress and my insomnia has disappeared.

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9 Heartwarming Thanksgiving Volunteer Opportunities to Spread Joy and Give Back

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Census Bureau shows that formal volunteers gave more than 4 billion hours of service from September 2020 to September 2021. Check your local community calendar for any upcoming donation events or start your own with family and friends. You’re not alone. Data from the U.S. You don’t have to donate just food, either.

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Administrative Assistants Broaden Your Skillset

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What surprised me after looking at the list was that many of the requests had to do with the typical administrative skills or tasks such as: managing multiple managers, dealing with difficult people, managing stress, calendar management, and troubleshooting. I hardly saw requests for advanced competencies or areas of interest.

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State of the Profession – Joan Burge

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Labor department projects the category will grow about 12% between 2010 and 2020, adding nearly 493,000 jobs during this decade. We need to take the initiative to put ourselves onto their calendar and have the conversation. Joan next said that we need to combat stress through a viable stress management program.