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Strike a Balance: Tips for a Fulfilling Work and Life Experience

HR Digest

This can lead to stress reduction, better sleep, and improved overall employee wellness. Increased productivity: When employees are stressed and overworked, their productivity can suffer. Foster a supportive workplace culture: Creating a supportive workplace culture can help employees feel valued and engaged.

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Just Because You’re Happy Doesn’t Mean You’re Not Burned Out

Harvard Business Review

Psychologists often point to jobs where workers have high demands placed them but are given low control as being the most stressful. Rather, we should build in enough teamwork and overlapping responsibilities to allow emergencies to be handled and gaps to be filled without employees’ routinely being pressured to go above-and-beyond.

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Proof That Positive Work Cultures Are More Productive

Harvard Business Review

Although there’s an assumption that stress and pressure push employees to perform more, better, and faster, what cutthroat organizations fail to recognize is the hidden costs incurred. economy because of workplace stress, and 550 billion workdays are lost each year due to stress on the job. Insight Center.