Productivity
How Independence Day Can Inspire Your Supervisory Style
Supervisors have a challenging role. They’re expected to move their team towards the organization’s strategic goals, keep their staff productive and engaged, and complete their own work, too. How do top supervisors balance it all? The 4th of July holiday, aka Independence Day, points us in the right direction. Supervisors who give their team members…
Read MoreHow to Reduce Stress with This Simple 3-Step System
Stress is a physical, mental, and emotional state of tension resulting from demanding circumstances. When there’s a perceived threat, the body releases hormones such as adrenaline that prepared our caveman ancestors to fight or flee from predators. It still protects us today by giving the ability to quickly jump out of the way of an…
Read MoreGet More Accomplished by Working Fewer Hours
Do you regularly work over 40 hours a week? If you’re like many busy people in today’s information-age workforce, you likely do. “So much to do, so little time” is the mantra of our workdays. Research tells us that working long hours isn’t good for our mental, emotional, and physical well-being. (Check out this eye-opening…
Read MoreHow to Approach Spring Turnover with a Fresh Perspective
Spring has started here in the Midwest. The trees are budding, the grass is growing, and a few spring bulbs are starting to peek out of the ground. There’s an energy of growth and activity in the air. Even a mild case of spring fever can prompt someone to look for a new job. So…
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