Mental Illness Awareness Week is a fantastic time to revisit mental health initiatives and education in the workplace. With the holidays approaching and important end-of-year deadlines approaching, employees and managers can benefit from a mental health and mental illness refresher.
Is Focus a Problem at Work? How to Help Employees Keep Focused and Productive
How often do you find yourself feeling like you haven’t accomplished anything at the end of the day despite running hard all day, barely taking time for anything more than restroom breaks? How often have you thought, “If I could only have some uninterrupted time, I’d be able to catch up!”?
Are massages supposed to hurt?
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Are massages supposed to hurt?
The body reacts with two types of responses regarding massage: the relaxation response and the mechanical response. Most people seek or look forward to relaxation when booking a massage. This response to the application of soft-touch is healing, breathing regulation, decreases in blood pressure, and reduction in stress hormones.
Data Points That The Best HR Leaders Are Tracking Right Now
The human aspect of Human Resources is everything. HR people like you are concerned about employee happiness, engagement, and success. A lot of day-to-day support (even emotional and mental support) plays a massive part in employee success. However, it is also essential for HR leaders to consider the hard data when they are making decisions for their employees and providing solutions to leadership.
The Nivati HR Leader Brain Trust group determined the top data points and statistics every HR leader should track to ensure growth and success for the company and employees.
Team Building Through Cooking Classes
Nearly everyone can relate to food. This relatability makes preparing food as part of a cooking class an excellent medium for fostering personal connections across cultures, religions, families, and health goals. So much can be learned through being curious and paying attention.
80% Of Workers Suffer From Back Pain At Work Before Age 50. Beat The Statistic!
Backpain Crowned The Leading Cause Of Workplace Disability
In 2017 a Global Health Data Exchange study found that back pain was the “leading cause of disability worldwide and prevents people from not only working, but from doing everyday simple activities.”
Wellness and Mental Health Program Goals and Objectives for Remote Teams
What is the current state of remote-employee wellness at your company?
Even before the start of the pandemic, companies recognized the benefits of providing wellness programs for their employees. The expansion of EAPs to include health and fitness programs, sometimes with lower health insurance contributions as an incentive to participate, has been well received by employers and employees. But as we’ve seen, most EAP programs fall short in the mental health arena, and many companies have no actual mental health program goals and objectives to guide their team to success.
The Key Elements of Goal Setting at Work
Have you ever wondered what makes a goal a good one? We look over our shoulder, and there’s someone striving to run a marathon or bench press 250 pounds. Over the other, someone is working to open their own business while attempting to become a worldwide speaker. Goals are everywhere: on our way to work, on our way home, on our way to the gym, in the grocery store, down at the park. Everyone seems to have them, and everyone seems to want them. People certainly spend a lot of time talking about goals, the elements of goal setting, and how we must work towards them.
Healing From Grief Through Technicolor
In a world where grief is viewed in black and white, I’m here to say that grief is so much more interesting when viewed in technicolor.
Growing up, I knew black and white grief—sadness, crying, dark clothes, drizzly days, death, and funerals were par for the course. Input from people, books, and media constantly affirmed the gray gloom I saw and experienced, so I had no reason to consider anything different.
Suicide Education: What To Do If Someone Is Feeling Suicidal at Work
Talking about suicide at work can save lives.
Suicide at work has risen significantly over the years, with those in management, food service, sales, military, and first responder positions at the highest risk. Millions of people suffer from suicide loss every year.
