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Researchers Develop A Smart Face Mask

The Horizons Tracker

We wanted to design an intelligent face mask for health care professionals that does not need to be inconveniently plugged in during the middle of a shift,” the researchers say. “We For instance, the mask might remind people to take a break if the mask records certain physiological responses common with stressful events.

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How Our Phones Can Predict The Onset Of Depression

The Horizons Tracker

The approach utilizes machine learning and takes into account a number of factors related to each individual, including their sleep diet, brain activity, exercise, stress, and cognitive function. “ Simply put, current health care standards are mostly just asking people how they feel and then writing a prescription for medication.

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How to Care for Your Employees’ Mental Health

Lead from Within

Most of us have greatly expanded our understanding of stress over these past few months, when we have the usual everyday stresses plus the uncertainty, disruption and chaos of a pandemic. As leaders we want what is best for our employees, and that means caring for about their mental health—especially now.

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This Is What Leaders Should Be Doing to Boost Mental Health

Lead from Within

As the pressures of the pandemic drag on and winter brings shorter, colder days, the mental health of your employees is even more important than usual. Worry, stress, and anxiety have negative effects on productivity and effectiveness—not to mention overall health and personal relationships. Keep communication flowing.

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Helping People Change

Leading Blog

Carnegie was asked, "How did you develop these men to become so valuable to you that you have paid them this much money?" Carnegie replied that people are developed the same way gold is mined. We need to make room for mistakes, feedback, and more practice. We need to connect with people’s strengths and their desired outcomes.

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The Key to Job Satisfaction: Prioritize Employee Mental Health Says the FMLA

HR Digest

People with anxiety and depression also tend to develop other physical illnesses over time. Mind Share Partners’ 2021 Mental Health at Work Report of 1,500 US workers in full-time jobs revealed that employee mental health issues have been a major cause of attrition.

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To better manage and understand yourself and work – you need to seek different patterns

Mike Cardus

How you and your team discuss and identify patterns in a rapidly changing and somewhat unpredictable environment will work to increase or decrease teamwork and stress. Working with a management team from a health care organization, we used this process early in the covid19 pandemic to understand and look for patterns in the rapid changes.