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Loneliness is the new smoking.

The holiday season causes many of us to consider those around us who may be experiencing loneliness. The fact, however, is though the sense of loneliness may be heightened during the holidays, it is a year-round epidemic.  We would be wise to expand our concern for the isolated and lonely beyond the holidays. This is …

Communication: The Common Thread

This week I had a wonderful conversation with a Human Resources Business Partner for a large global organization.   It was a delightful discussion because we both run on optimism for idea generation and strategies.  I adored the jovial conversation and mutual respect.  To me, the joy in conversation brings learning to a new height. As …

On a recent call with someone who inquired about our communications strategy workshop, the person on the call lamented her overwhelming situation. With her current broker, she had access to a universe of employee benefits communications materials. The problem was she was given no communications strategy. I could give several metaphors at this point, but …

A Lesson from Falco on Love in the Workplace

Does Falco provide us with a lesson about love in the workplace? I believe so. A few weeks ago, I was visiting family in New York City, when I decided to take a late afternoon walk in Central Park. I had spent the morning on the north side of the park looking for, and photographing, …

Building an environment to retain today’s workforce involves looking beyond traditional corporate values, metrics, and benefits.  The business of work has changed. Some say the pandemic made a large impact on employee outlook and how we view the everyday work experience.  Finding happiness in each day became paramount. This caused a mind shift in the …

Communicating Optimism

Bad news travels fast so they say. People are quick to pass along negative stories, ideas and if we are being observant, behaviors. Conversely, an optimistic idea (positivity) takes effort to multiply to the masses. You must know their biases or historical experiences to be successful in getting a positive message of optimism to take …

How many times have you had a great idea, an idea that you thought could change the course of your team, your department, or even your company only to have it shot down?  To have the status quo chosen over this beautiful, incredible, amazing idea. Well, I’m here to tell you that your peers or …

Wellness Incentives to Match the Action

Do your well-being incentives reinforce the well-being activity? While cash or a gift card to a favorite retailer might be appreciated, employers often miss the opportunity to further promote healthy activity by using well-themed incentives. In a previous post, Wellness Incentives: Everyone Doesn’t Have to Get a Trophy,  we shared how a raffle-style big reward …