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Open Plan Offices Cause Us Physiological Stress

The Horizons Tracker

Open-plan offices were seldom particularly popular before the pandemic, but with Covid-19 highlighting the benefits of remote working, their stock has seldom been lower. The results show that even after a short exposure to the open-plan office, the sweat response of participants rose by 34% and the negative mood by 25%.

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Simple Ways to Take The Stress Out of Investing

Strategy Driven

Invest Only Money You Don’t Need Soon A primary source of investing stress is the fear of losing money needed in the near future. Diversifying across stocks, bonds, real estate, and commodities takes advantage of their varied responses to economic conditions. Limit reviews to a weekly or monthly cadence.

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Company Culture Prevents Many Men From Taking Paternity Leave

The Horizons Tracker

Interestingly, some of the new dads saw parental leave more like a long break than a chance to bond with their newborns. Those who did usually planned it around busy and slow work times, often in August. The study found that companies were more willing to plan and promote maternity leaves compared to paternity leaves.

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3 Practices to Protect Your People from Toxic Stress and Burnout

Michael Lee Stallard

Increased stress and complexity, and the demands to achieve higher productivity are taking a toll. While she was in the midst of six rounds of chemotherapy at our local hospital that spring, we chose to go to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City for a second opinion on her treatment plan. What can be done?

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Cultivating a Culture of Connection at Home

Michael Lee Stallard

Knowing that a connection deficit negatively affects our own health and well-being, the health of groups and the health of society, we’ve become concerned observing how the pace and stress of life threaten to squeeze out time for supportive, lifegiving relationships and endeavors. It also makes us more resilient to cope with stress.

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Quotes And Leadership Lessons From Avatar: The Way Of Water

Joseph Lalonde

There have been plans for multiple sequels ever since. What do you do in times of trouble and stress? They form a bond as they both are outcasts. The bond becomes stronger when Paykan allows Lo’ak to bond with him. A Reel Leadership Article My latest book, Reel Leadership, is now available on Amazon.

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Seven Steps to Planning a Useful Team Building Event

Great Results Team Building

Planning a useful team building event can be a challenge, but these seven steps will help you to ensure that your people enjoy not only a great time, but also benefit from insights and lessons that they can apply to workplace interactions. So, here are your seven steps to planning a useful team building event: 1. Get feedback.