Tag: burnout
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Asking for Vacation Time – A Struggle?
Asking for vacation – a struggle? ‘I can’t think of taking a vacation now. There’s so much to be done’ ‘With all news & rumours of layoffs, now’s isn’t the right time to ask for a vacation. Does this sound familiar? ❓Some reasons why employees are reluctant to avail of vacation time: ➡️ Gen Zers…
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Burnout – a top down problem?
Burnout – a top down problem? Burnout at the workplace was a serious problem, even before the outbreak of the pandemic. Covid 19 has only exacerbated the problem. In a recent article in the HBR, Jennifer Moss makes the case thatburnout needs to be addressed at an organisational rather than an individual level. It’s the…
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Rest is Not Laziness
A reality check – by Adam Grant Grant (one of my favorite authors) ✅The pandemic has given us an unique opportunity – to press the PAUSE button! ✅In actual fact, life has become more frenetic, for many. ✅ More, instead of less, of a ‘hustle’ ✅ The stress of 24×7 WFH, trying to accomodate the…
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Quiet Quitting
Quiet Quitting – the What, the Why and the How? What is #quietquitting? A new term in corporate lingo has finally reached the Indian shores. The term is used to describe a situation, where #employees do the bare minimum of their job, are clock watchers and are there more for their mandatory presence of 8…
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How to make Hybrid Meetings more Meaningful?
How to make Hybrid Meetings Meaningful? The pandemic made virtuality a fact of life for one and all, irrespective. Employees, managers, entrepreneurs, trainers, coaches, public speakers, educators, students, mentors, doctors, health care workers, entertainers. All have had to face the challenges of adapting to new virtual technology platforms. In the last two years, people have…
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Curiosity may kill the Cat – but it will grow your career
Curiosity – may KILL the Cat orIt may be the Mother of all Inventions! Either way, it will definitely GROW your CAREER. Curiosity opens our mind to creativity, life-long learning, different possibilities, new solutions to problems, ‘out of the ordinary’ experiences and innovation. A curious person will naturally develop a growth mindset, which is of paramount…
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Success leaves memories
Success leaves Memories! Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft shared this story. “I interviewed my grandmother for part of a research paper I’m working on for my Psychology class. When I asked her to define success in her own words, she said… *Success is when you look back at your life and the MEMORIES make you…
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Culture – important factor for Employee Retention?
Culture – am important factor for employee retention and a major trigger for Resignations(Some Views culled from recent London Economist) In today’s work environment,employees look at their jobs through different lenses. Especially the younger generations, place a lot of emphasis on opportunities for growth, training and up-skilling. A generous paycheck is often insufficient to ensure…
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What does Work Mean to you?
What do you want from your work or your job? Do I like a boss or colleagues who tell me what to do continually? In the last couple of years, social media has been replete with people complaining about the drudgery of jobs. On the other hand, are all those mentors, gurus, trainers and coaches…
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Is it a good idea to turn a hobby into a side hustle?
(perspectives shared in a recent article in The Guardian ) A side hustle has become a part of common lingo, especially on social media. Hybrid, part-time and gig working, coupled with the rising cost of living is leading professionals to commoditise and monetise their spare time. The fallout of monetising one’s hobby can be a…
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