Category: Benefits

  • 6 ways to practice self-care at work

    By Sharlyn Lauby | April 4, 2018  According to The American Institute of Stress, 80 percent of workers feel stress on the job. Unfortunately, nearly half say they need to learn how to manage stress. As a result, an increasing number of employers are encouraging employee self-care. Self-care is the concept of “taking care of ourselves”. Not simply getting…

  • Laughter is the Best Medicine

    The Health Benefits of Humor and Laughter Sure, it’s fun to share a good laugh. But did you know it can actually improve your health? It’s true: laughter is strong medicine. It draws people together in ways that trigger healthy physical and emotional changes in the body. Laughter strengthens your immune system, boosts mood, diminishes…

  • Take it down a notch: How to spot and diffuse workplace stress

    By Jeanne Reynolds | April 18, 2018 If only our co-workers were more like cartoon characters (well, some are, but that’s a story for another day). It would be easy to see who’s stressed to the max and about to blow: the wide glassy stare, hair and clothes in knots, maybe some smoke rising from the brain. Outside…

  • What (Not) to Do When Your Underperforming Employee Requests Medical Leave

    by Janette Levey Frisch Firing or disciplining an employee for performance or disciplinary issues is challenging on a good day. What do you do when that employee requests medical leave? Suppose your employee has already been arriving late and leaving early, and you have noticed a marked drop in his/her performance? Do you have to…

  • Build Habits – Build Culture

    The effort required to drive culture is often-overshadowed by the quick hits a change in strategy can provide…