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Rekindling kindness among your staffers may not be one of your top workplace wellness goals, but new research shows that it’s probably worth checking in to.

According to the American Psychological Association, many office environments are seeing a growing problem known as workplace incivility … or, in its most basic form, rudeness.

Study co-author Jeannie Trudel estimates … Continue Reading »

Your workers probably won’t send out an SOS when they’re sinking under the weight of too much work.

These days, with corporate layoffs so prevalent and employees determined to avoid showing weakness of any kind, voicing a complaint about being overloaded just doesn’t seem like an option.

But from your perspective, it should be.

Employees who are dealing … Continue Reading »

For employers, improving workers’ mood is about more than just keeping the peace at the office.

A bad mood can not only cause excessive conflict among employees, but on an individual level it can have physical effects such as high blood pressure.

Mood may be linked to depression, anxiety, lost sleep, and increased stress levels, which … Continue Reading »

Looking for a new angle in your approach to health and wellness promotion? Think stress management.

Stress is an important focus because of its effects on your workers’ mental and physical health as well as on their ability to function efficiently and effectively at work.

Though it’s an unavoidable aspect of life (and actually has certain benefits, … Continue Reading »

Looking for ways to make your staff happier, healthier, and more efficient?

We’ve got some good news: It’s easier than you might think to address all three issues at once. The key, according to new research findings, may lie in your workplace management practices.

The study results show that workers whose employers offer a wider variety of … Continue Reading »

What do kids on the playground, teenagers in the locker room, and adults in the office have in common? They like to gossip.

The word tends to have negative connotations, calling to mind judgmental busybodies with too much time on their hands, but new research indicates that gossip actually seems to serve a purpose.

Published online in … Continue Reading »

Fat rats may reveal yet another potential problem that’s caused by obesity: It may make people weaker.

Add muscle function impairment to the list of obesity’s ills that includes increased risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and other medical problems as well as decreased quality of life, and you’ve got a compelling explanation for why losing … Continue Reading »

Working long hours while trying to have a well-rounded life outside of work is a challenge.

When cutting corners seems like the only way to get it all done, people often sacrifice things that are vital to health and wellness: exercise, healthy diet, good sleep habits.

Stress compounds the problem, making it difficult to give 100% to … Continue Reading »

It’s easy to say money isn’t everything when you have some.

Sure, we all agree that family, friends, a good job, clothing, shelter, air to breathe … those are all good things. But when you start to think about clothing and sheltering that family, splitting an occasional pizza with those friends, and breathing that air somewhere … Continue Reading »

Driving through a Monday morning rainstorm on your way to work is probably not the highlight of your day.

Know what would help? The knowledge that when you get there, you will be interacting with people you like, doing work that is important to you, and basking in that sense of fulfillment that comes from … Continue Reading »