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The Shifting Boundaries of Workplace Banter
Positive workplace ‘banter’ is a good thing. Having a cohesive workforce and a strong workplace culture is something that all employers strive for. And friendly relationships in the workplace increase productivity, as employees are more committed, communicate better, and encourage each other. Banter can play a pivotal role in cementing these relationships. There is, however, […]
How to Secure a ‘Generational Dividend’ for Your Organization
We are all aware that each generation has been attributed macro characteristics – the Greatest Generation are ‘responsible and hard-working’, Baby Boomers are ‘selfish’, Gen X are ‘cynical’, Millennials are ‘entitled and lazy’, and Gen Z are ‘civic-minded snowflakes’. When these stereotypical beliefs spill over into the world of work, however, they can lead to […]
Is this the Age of Working Smart Over Working Hard?
I have no doubt that most of us have come across the recent artificial intelligence (AI) phenomenon that is ChatGPT. With software company OpenAI recently announcing the program’s next iteration (titled ChatGPT-4), there has been a lot of speculation around whether employers – and people in general – should be ‘freaked out’ by the expanding […]
How Should Employers Respond to Employee Procrastination?
From time to time, I’m sure all of us have been guilty of procrastinating. And if it is something that isn’t happening very often, then it doesn’t really do much harm. However, in a world where remote working is continuously on the rise, being able to procrastinate is easier than ever. Resume-Now conducted a study […]
Challenging the Taboos Around Eating Disorders in the Workplace
Eating disorders can be a very taboo topic that have a lot of incorrect connotations, and because of this, many employers may not consider them to be a cause for concern in the workplace. But the reality of eating disorders is that they affect around 1.25 million people in the UK, and almost 30 million […]
Rise and Grind: Should Napping at Work be a Wellbeing Strategy?
Napping at work is not a new phenomenon. 42.7% of US employees have admitted that they regularly nap at work, and a separate study found that the average remote-working Briton was taking three lunchtime naps per week. This aligns well with results from our own poll, which found that 66% of respondents were either already […]
Is Dissociation at Work on the Rise?
Dissociation is a way the mind copes with stress – and it is a way more common problem than most employers think, with up with to 75% of people experiencing a dissociative episode at some point. In fact, even if you have never heard of dissociation, you will almost certainly have seen its impact on […]
Are Employers Flying Blind When it Comes to Mental Health?
Recently, I was out with a friend, and she mentioned how she hadn’t been into work that day. I asked her why she didn’t go, and she told me, “I just wasn’t having a good mental health day, so I called in sick.” When I asked if she’d told them the truth about her mental […]
Are Managers Undermining Themselves by Laughter Padding?
Managers who know when to have a laugh and not take themselves too seriously tend to be some of the best. Their joie de vivre makes for a happy workplace and fosters healthy relationships with their team. We will all have experienced occasions, however, when a manager has inappropriately bookended a far from light-hearted message […]
Coming Out at Work: The Closet with a Revolving Door
Let me ask you something – if you are a member of the LGBTQ+ community, how many times have you had to ‘come out of the closet’? The answer will always – always – be more than once. But why is that? It might be a common misconception that once a person ‘comes out’ it’s […]
Cameras On Vs. Cameras Off: The Rise of Zoom Fatigue
Zoom Fatigue refers to feelings of tiredness, worry or burnout due to the overuse of video calling platforms. To help those who fall victim to this, we first need to understand what’s driving it. It has become a norm for employers to ask their team to have their cameras turned on during a meeting. Whether […]
‘Quiet’ This, ‘Quiet’ That: Is it Time to Stop Being so Quiet?
There has been a bit of a theme emerging in the world of work. First it was the ‘quiet quitting’ phenomenon that swept across the 2022 workplace landscape. Hot on its heels came the trend for ‘quiet firing’ which emerged in response to workers quietly quitting. And so, to the newest edition – ‘quiet hiring’. […]