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It’s Okay Not To Be Okay: Conquering Pandemic Burnout with Engagement

What started as an endless cycle of exhaustion, cynicism and inefficacy is now replaced with energy, optimism and efficacy or what can collectively be called as engagement. Although addressing burnout is a shared responsibility between the individual and the environment he or she works in, there are tools and strategies available that you can use to take back control. Which one will you use?

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Workplace and Leadership Positive Workplaces Workplace and Leadership Positive Workplaces

Are We Ready to Go Back? Coming Face-to-Face with Reverse Culture Shock

After two years of living through the pandemic, as people strive to find their way back to old routines like stepping out of their homes, going to the office, or seeing people again, there will be numerous challenges. We will all go through a re-entry experience. Having to physically distance ourselves from each other, wear masks, be cautious around people, work from home, among others, has changed us both in superficial and significant ways. The question is, are we really ready to go back?

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Relationships Positive Workplaces Relationships Positive Workplaces

How I Handled My Mother’s Presidential Bet? I let it go.

“Sinong Presidente mo?” This is a question we often hear with the 2022 general elections looming over our heads. In my case, this was the topic of conversation over a Monday lunch at home. I was taken aback because ironically as a political science student who often discusses the upcoming elections, we don’t often talk about it on a personal level. We recognize that it is to each his own candidate which allows us to engage in healthy discussions on relevant issues.

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Workplace and Leadership Positive Workplaces Workplace and Leadership Positive Workplaces

A Tale of Two Workers: Finding Fulfillment in the Workplace

As we spend the majority of our adult lives working, an essential aspect of looking after our mental wellness is how we feel about our work. Viewing something to which you dedicate most of your time and energy as merely a source of livelihood can be draining. Dreading the weekdays, people find themselves wondering, “Is this all there is to life?” In this article, we take a glimpse as to how fulfillment at work is understood from two perspectives.

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