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10/05/2021

Are you languishing? As the world continues to recover from the ongoing pandemic, the term ‘languishing’ is getting a lot of air time, so what does it mean exactly?

According to an article by The New York Times, languishing is a psychological state that sits between depression and flourishing.

Languishing essentially means that you are in a state of “dulled motivation”. The interesting thing about languishing is that it actually poses a greater risk to your mental health than major depression.

Do you feel any or all of your employees have been struggling with languishing? If so, have you found anything effective in drawing them out? Let us know, comment below - all tips & insights are welcome!

Read more in The New York Times' article here:

The neglected middle child of mental health can dull your motivation and focus — and it may be the dominant emotion of 2021.

04/05/2021

How can managers settle conflicts remotely? In our new working world where we are communicating on Slack and Microsoft Teams Intelligent Communications, how can managers ensure they handle conflicts in such a way that calms the situation and doesn’t escalate it? Read more in Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)’s article: https://bit.ly/3gM0IQv

If you need help handling a work-related conflict, check out our ‘Conflict Resolution for Managers’ course: https://bit.ly/3gM0IQv

With team members working remotely, on-the-job conflicts happen digitally, with disagreements carried out not through face-to-face arguments, but over e-mails, texts and intraoffice channels like Slack.

28/04/2021

Building personal resilience can be really challenging, but this is something that can really help you succeed in the workplace. Check out some simple ways you can build your personal resilience with this infographic ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️

23/04/2021

How can managers conduct a appraisal that both motivates and inspires action? This is an area that managers can find challenging.

We seek to make the process beneficial for everyone involved.

We walk our delegates through a number of important areas, including:

- Planning the appraisal meeting.
- How to deal with poor performance.
- Making a success of the meeting itself.
To find out more about our course, please visit our website: https://bit.ly/3ezqxAL

21/04/2021

World Administrator Day: I think we speak on behalf of managers everywhere when we say a special thank you to all the administrators out there. Thank you for everything you do! 🤝👏🤝

16/04/2021

💡 Fact Friday 💡: Did you know that according to recent research three-quarters of employees do not feel engaged at work?

How can improve this rather negative statistic? A key factor that has been shown to positively impact an employee’s in the workplace, is when they have a positive relationship with their line manager or supervisor. Read more in Bernard Marr’s article here: https://bit.ly/3wDPhA2