How to help your team overcome mental health issues during the pandemic

• Alice Calin
• 18th Jan 2021•Teamwork

For almost a year we are going through what psychologists call collective trauma, which makes us live in fear and uncertainty. Hundreds of thousands of people lost someone they loved, millions got sick, and even more lost their job. The majority of those who are lucky enough to still be here and have a job are most probably working from home, doing the same thing every day, locked between four walls, with the same people. All of these are taking a significant toll on their psychical stability and are generating many mental health issues. 

Why Objectivity Is the Keyword and Toxic Positivity Can Come Back like a Boomerang

• Elena Carstoiu
• 12th Jan 2021•Teamwork

We’ve all heard the phrase positive vibes only. To be honest, it drives me nuts. It’s something meant to reinforce the idea that you should focus on all the good things that are happening instead of dwelling on the bad. Which is good in theory, if you don’t amplify it out of control. However, from a certain point on, it will turn into an ugly monster, also known as toxic positivity.

Getting into the Flow: Fact or Fiction?

• Elena Carstoiu
• 6th Jan 2021•Teamwork

You’re sitting at your desk. The phone rings and breaks your concentration. When you pick it up, you notice it’s nearly lunchtime, and you’ve been working for a few hours, without distractions. While getting up from the chair, your legs feel completely numb. You take stock of the project on your screen and realize you’re almost done. At a quick glance, you also realize that it’s done well 😀 Congratulations, you’ve just experienced the flow state!

The Productivity Box: Let the Music Guide You Through the Flow

• Elena Carstoiu
• 17th Dec 2020•Teamwork

Do you have a coworker who always seems to have their headphones in, tapping along with the beat or mouthing the lyrics? Maybe you are that coworker who can’t get through the day without your favorite playlists. Have you ever thought about why music is so important to your workday, whether you’re only listening to a few songs or a whole opera?

The Productivity Box: Put to Good Use what Nature Brings

• Elena Carstoiu
• 27th Nov 2020•Teamwork

It’s time to get out of the productivity box once again in a search for surprising new elements that can make our days at work better. In the past months, we discovered how coffee influences work efficiency, exercised our way into the flow, and learned to break the mental health paradigm at the workplace. Now, let’s take a deep dive into what nature has to offer.

The Productivity Box: Breaking the Mental Health Paradigm at Work

• Elena Carstoiu
• 22nd Oct 2020•Teamwork

The current workplace environment looks caught between a rock and a hard place. With 77 percent of full-time US employees working from home, we still have record-high levels of remote workers. Yet, in-spite of distributed locations, leaders want their teams to be highly productive. And all of this on top of a sanitary crisis. So, are you ready to dive headfirst into the mental health paradigm at work? Let’s do it!

The Productivity Box: Exercise Your Way Into the Flow

• Elena Carstoiu
• 23rd Sep 2020•Teamwork

You’ve heard the phrase being in the flow. It’s commonly used when you work, exercise or even when reading a good book. It turns out, it’s not just a saying, but an actual state of being. And for those who want to better focus and succeed at work, the flow state is the ideal mindset.

An Entrepreneur’s Rules for Finding Balance between Work and Life

• Gal Baggins
• 6th Dec 2019•Teamwork

Maintaining a healthy work-life balance can be difficult in today’s culture that celebrates being always on. In fact, 94 percent of 1,000 professionals surveyed by the Harvard Business Review said they put in 50 or more hours a week at work. What’s more, nearly half that group clocked in more than 65 hours a week. 

How to communicate effectively for better work-life balance

• Gal Baggins
• 27th Nov 2019•Teamwork

In today’s always on workplace culture, where employees are rewarded and oftentimes expected to work long hours and communicate continuously, balance can be hard to find. In fact, more and more people are prioritizing work over their personal lives, tipping the scales toward burnout and stress.

The Work-Life Balance, Myth or Fact?

• Gal Baggins
• 20th Nov 2019•Teamwork

Work-life balance has been around for a lot longer than the Millennial generation. Despite their focus on creating better work-life balance, the term has been in use since the 80’s.

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