If one broken link in your routine throws off your entire day, it’s time to shift your perspective. This Inc.com article discusses the difference between a routine and a practice and how learning the difference (and implimenting a practice, instead) can change your entire outlook on your morning, or even your life.
Source: What People With a Success Mindset Do Instead of Follow Morning Routines
Essentially no one was prepared for the work and life shift that came with the COVID-19 outbreak in the last few years. As a result of that, a lot of quick decisions to adjust to working from home, cut schedules and, for many people, a lack of child care have been the biggest hurdles.
With this massive culture shift of how we handle business and daily life in an era of social distancing and mask mandates, it’s become even more important than we can safely express our personal boundaries so we don’t take on more than we can chew. While it’s easy to say ‘yes’ to everything, it’s much harder to take a moment to realize that ‘no’ may be the healthier answer. More time at home or limited scheduling doesn’t necessarily mean more free time.
Source: 5 Signs You Need to Work on Setting Boundaries, According to a Psychotherapist | Inc.com
In the current crisis, business leaders feel a heightened urgency to boost morale with thoughtful extras. Here’s how to do it right:
“No matter what your political beliefs or affiliations, it’s safe to say all Americans are now living through a unique moment in our nation’s history.”
A recent University of Michigan Health article tackled one of the biggest issues of our time, political fatigue and the way that our current political climate, no matter where you fall on the spectrum, has become a daily stressor. These are some great tips on how to handle what can begin to seem overwhelming for so many people.
Now more than ever, this is something we all should be thinking about and doing. Here’s the science behind it all:
A recent meta-analysis of 12 studies found that optimism was associated with reduced risk of death due to all causes as well as fewer cardiovascular events.
In fact, the more positive one responded to questions about how likely good things were to happen in the future, the better the outcomes in all studies. Read more details here:
Source: Optimists Can Look Forward to Longer Life | Medpage Today
If there is one thing that makes the job hunt awkward, it’s money and how to handle the conversation of wages and salary. Fortunately, or perhaps, unfortunately, this is a shared awkwardness. While this means that we’re not alone in this struggle, it also may mean that learning to adequately market your abilities is also challenging. Here’s some advice for what to stop doing right now, and how to handle future conversations more effectively.
While meditation, yoga, and mindfulness are great tricks to have up your sleeve, they’re not going to be the cure to your burnout. Sure, they’ll alleviate the strain for the moment in practice, but they won’t solve other issues that may require some at-work adjustment. Doctor Linda Girgis makes some great points here as she speaks about what contributes to this critical problem and what can be done about it.
Source: Meditation, yoga, and mindfulness aren’t going to solve physician burnout
When you think of someone who is engaged with their work — who has a clear sense of purpose and feels safe and confident in their role — what do you picture? Someone who works on a team, or alone? Does the person have one job, or two? How often does she work remotely, if at all? And does having a pet somehow factor in?
Marcus Buckingham, the head of People + Performance research at the ADP Research Institute, and Ashley Goodall, the senior vice president of leadership and team intelligence at Cisco, have answers to these questions. They’re based on a survey of more than 19,000 workers across the globe.
This lighthearted video discusses the composite findings of a their study.. “Barbara,” their fictitious most-engaged-worker, is built up of all of the variables that the study found to be present in the most highly engaged workers. What can we learn from this “Engagement Wonder Woman?” It may surprise you…..
In a study done by Leadership IQ, CEO, Mark Murphy and his team followed 20,000 new hires during their first three years of employment.
The results were startling: 46% of the participants failed in their job during the first 18 months due to ATTITUDE. Read on to learn more about why and what your organization can do to have better results.
