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Discussion Card: Staying Safe in a Pandemic

Discussion Card: Staying Safe in a Pandemic

Keeping safe when returning to work after a pandemic or sickness is a priority for the entire organization. These easy-to-use cards provide an easy-to-remember model (C.O.V.I.D.) along with thought-provoking questions for maintaining a safe work environment. These cards are great for a quick reminder, reinforcement or as a conversation generator.

Discussion Cards Personal Performance, Workplace Safety Reducing Stress (Work & Life), Learning Reinforcement, Workplace Safety & Awareness

Article: Stress - Getting Perspective

Article: Stress - Getting Perspective

Let's be honest... we all deal with stress. Stress at work. Stress at home. And let's not forget the big stressors around the holidays. Stress is a part of life. But there are ways to deal with it. And it starts with putting stress in perspective. This article will help you do just that.

Trainer Resource Leadership, Personal Performance Reducing Stress (Work & Life), Change, Employee Resiliency, Employee Wellness, Mental Wellness & Health, Training Ideas

Article: Got Post-Holiday Stress? Try Laughing!

Article: Got Post-Holiday Stress? Try Laughing!

Are you congratulating yourself for having made it through another stress-filled holiday season? About the time you’re ready to take that much-deserved breath of fresh air, you go outside and realize the fresh air you’re breathing is generating stalactites under your nose.

Trainer Resource Personal Performance Reducing Stress (Work & Life), Employee Resiliency, Employee Wellness, Interpersonal Skills, Mental Wellness & Health

Article: Overcoming Worries and Fears

Article: Overcoming Worries and Fears

Our fears limit us. They hold us back. They keep us from living a positive, proactive life that embraces the good and decries that which needs to be changed. Fear-based decisions hurt us, and they hurt others who are affected by our decisions. The child who is never allowed to make decisions because we fear she’ll make the wrong decisions finally rebels and turns into the teenager from the black lagoon.

Trainer Resource Personal Performance Reducing Stress (Work & Life), Change, Discussion Trigger, Management, Training Support

Article: Persevering When Times are Tough

Article: Persevering When Times are Tough

It isn’t easy to experience loss, whether our loss is business-related, financial, or personal in nature. Most of us learned quite recently, for example, that the stock market giveth, and the stock market most definitely taketh away. Our response to a loss such as this can make or break us.

Trainer Resource Leadership, Personal Performance Reducing Stress (Work & Life), Change, Problem Resolution, Professionalism

Article: Productive Workload Management

Article: Productive Workload Management

It seems donkeys, though beasts of burden, have limits. Load one to excess, and it will be hard pressed to do your bidding. People who work for us are no different. Some can juggle hats, plates, balls, and flaming torches simultaneously. Even the most talented will drop it all if we add too much to the mix.

Trainer Resource Leadership, Personal Performance Reducing Stress (Work & Life), Discussion Trigger, Employee Resiliency, Effective Leadership, Management

Article: Stressed? Take a Break!

Article: Stressed? Take a Break!

Ours is a complex, fast-paced world. We all know about the treadmill analogy. Some of us run pretty fast. The mind has a hard time catching up with the body. Some of us don’t so much identify with the treadmill as we do the Tasmanian Devil. Either way, we’re moving fast and we need a break.

Trainer Resource Leadership, Personal Performance Reducing Stress (Work & Life), Customer Service, Discussion Trigger, Employee Wellness, Mental Wellness & Health

Article: Take Time to Laugh

Article: Take Time to Laugh

We need to work harder to stay positive during some seasons than others. If we haven’t supported humor and laughter in our workplace before, now is the best time to start. There are many benefits. Humor reduces stress levels because it helps us calm the chemicals that zip through our bodies when we’re agitated. We all need the physical balancing laughter offers.

Trainer Resource Leadership, Personal Performance Reducing Stress (Work & Life), Change, Discussion Trigger, Employee Wellness, Energizer or Team Builder, Training Support

Article: Taking Charge of Your Health

Article: Taking Charge of Your Health

Research suggests workplace-generated stress, not just your average garden variety stress caused by the kids, mind you, but workplace-generated stress links to heart disease. When pollsters ask people to rate their stress, nearly half say they are suffering symptoms of burnout.

Trainer Resource Leadership, Personal Performance Reducing Stress (Work & Life), Change, Employee Wellness, Energizer or Team Builder

Preventing Burnout During Times of Change

Preventing Burnout During Times of Change

A great list of burnout symptoms and burnout prevention techniques.

Trainer Resource Leadership, Personal Performance Reducing Stress (Work & Life), Discussion Trigger, Employee Resiliency, Employee Wellness

TrainingBytes® Stressed Out? Tips to Get Relief

Stress is the body's reaction to any change that requires an adjustment or response. The body reacts to these changes with physical, mental, and emotional responses. In simple terms, stress occurs when something is impacting us… mostly based on the fear of the unknown. Stress is a part of life – both at work and at home. Tackling it head-on is the best way to overcome the negative results of stress!

TrainingBytes® Personal Performance Reducing Stress (Work & Life), Employee Wellness, Mental Wellness & Health

TrainingBytes® Understanding Trauma Recovery

TrainingBytes® Understanding Trauma Recovery

Trauma is a response to a terrible or negative event. It occurs when you feel emotionally or mentally hurt by something that has happened. Some examples of traumatic events can include the death of a family member or friend, major physical challenges, experiencing verbal or physical abuse, financial ruin, a plane or automobile crash, an extremely difficult relationship or breakup, or a natural disaster like a flood, tornado or hurricane. Most people will experience some form of trauma in their lives. We need to realize that there is always hope for recovery.

TrainingBytes® Personal Performance Mental Wellness & Health, Reducing Stress (Work & Life)

Acknowledge Vulnerabilities - A Quick Conversation

Acknowledge Vulnerabilities - A Quick Conversation

Hermit Crabs live in empty seashells. As they grow they have to find larger shells to move into. In the search for a new shell, the crab is particularly vulnerable to predators. When organizations undergo growth and change, such as becoming more diverse, it often challenges employees to grow in new ways. Just as the crab feels vulnerable when it changes shells, employees in this time of transition may feel particularly susceptible.

Activities Leadership, Personal Performance Collaboration, Communication, Discussion Trigger, Reducing Stress (Work & Life), Teamwork

E•Z START™ Getting Back to Work After the Pandemic

E•Z START™ Getting Back to Work After the Pandemic

After the pandemic, organizations are navigating a broad range of issues that span from keeping their employees and customers safe to re-configuring business operations and getting things to a 'new' normal. This E•Z START™ is geared towards all employees within your organization, providing a great introduction to what employees might see in the post-pandemic workplace. Total Discussion Time: 30-60 Minutes

E∙Z START™ Personal Performance Communication, Onboarding, Reducing Stress (Work & Life)

Article: Finding Balance

Article: Finding Balance

Everyone I know struggles to balance their work and home lives. No, wait a minute. That’s not true. My retired friends seem to have it down pat. The rest of us juggle, patch, negotiate, apply a temporary fix here and there. This isn’t very satisfying. In short, we feel as if we’re not doing justice to our careers or to our families and friends.

Trainer Resource Personal Performance Employee Wellness, Discussion Trigger, Reducing Stress (Work & Life)

Article: Getting Enough Sleep

Article: Getting Enough Sleep

Some people wear their sleep deprivation like a badge of honor. If they sleep less, they think they’ll get more done. As long as they don’t keel over into their bowl of soup at lunch, they figure they’re doing pretty well. CNN has suggested sleep problems are reaching epidemic proportions, and the National Commission on Sleep Disorders puts the price tag at $150 billion dollars each year in higher stress and reduced productivity.

Trainer Resource Personal Performance Employee Resiliency, Reducing Stress (Work & Life)

Article: Overwhelmed? Compartmentalize!

Article: Overwhelmed? Compartmentalize!

When we catch ourselves elongating a mishap or problem, we can compartmentalize. Big word, but relatively easy concept. Think of your life as one that is filled with a series of rooms. One room might hold that CEO who badmouthed your brilliant work. Another might hold your career with the company.

Trainer Resource Leadership, Personal Performance Employee Wellness, Change, Discussion Trigger, Reducing Stress (Work & Life)

Article: Pay Attention

Article: Pay Attention

It is in our present moments, that we truly live. Each time we catch a pleasant scent or feel a cool spring breeze we are brought to the immediate. This gives us a chance to notice and appreciate that which surrounds us.

Trainer Resource Leadership, Personal Performance Personal Improvement, Discussion Trigger, Reducing Stress (Work & Life), Training Support

Get a Good Night’s Sleep!

Get a Good Night’s Sleep!

Getting enough sleep is essential to success. This short list of ideas preps readers on the importance of sleep. A simple regimen is given.

Trainer Resource Leadership, Personal Performance Employee Wellness, Discussion Trigger, Employee Resiliency, Reducing Stress (Work & Life)

Perspective & Resiliency Checklist

Perspective & Resiliency Checklist

The Perspective and Resiliency Checklist will help you identify ways you can create more deposits when life is difficult. It will tell you what you are already doing right (you are making deposits whether you realize it or not). It will also point out places where there is room for growth.

Trainer Resource Leadership, Personal Performance Employee Resiliency, Discussion Trigger, Employee Wellness, Reducing Stress (Work & Life)