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Transitioning From Employee Well-being To Healthy Organization

HR Digest

This, in turn, can lead to reduced absenteeism and improved productivity. Creating a Supportive Work Environment Employers can create a supportive environment by providing opportunities for employees to participate in decision-making, offering flexible work arrangements, and providing support for work-life balance.

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Is Your Leadership Creating an Energy Crisis?

The Practical Leader

One morning, I asked a group of very quiet participants a series of questions about their organization’s climate and leadership effectiveness. One key indicator of leadership’s failure to impassion people and foster their commitment is absenteeism. I was getting very few responses. This was going nowhere fast.

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What Is a Strong Company Culture? One That Is Built on Trust and Respect

HR Digest

Model trustworthiness, integrity, and respect in all actions and decisions made by the organization Be transparent with the team about both the achievements and losses encountered by the company Consider employee insight on key issues that can decide the future of the organization Address employee concerns regularly Listen actively and react proactively (..)

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Candid Conversations: Addressing Mental Health in the Workplace

HR Digest

Some signs might be glaringly obvious, such as multiple anger outbursts at work or excessive absenteeism despite going over the allotted number of leaves. A workforce that is largely run by an older population with caregiver responsibilities while a younger group might have more career-oriented worries and concerns.

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For the L of It: Leadership and Love

The Practical Leader

.” In another organization, I was facilitating a development workshop with a few “prisoners” as participants. Actually, calling them “participants” was generous. They’d been forced to attend and weren’t participating in our discussions. You must earn these.” So, I was sick a lot.

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Your Nice Boss May Be Killing Your Career

Harvard Business Review

For Chris it had a powerful effect on his career: he had been passed up three times for a promotion he was repeatedly promised. I wanted to understand the conditions under which people did the very best work of their careers. About half of the participants confirmed this assumption. It was what his boss was not doing.

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Attention Seekers…just recognition hungry or bullies in disguise.

Roundtable Talk

Watch for signs of bullying … high absentee rates, continual staff turnover, individuals afraid to speak up in front of particular people. " 12 hours ago #adweekcdn #genesimmons lesson in what can go wrong with interactive audience participation. Share specific examples of what bullying looks like.