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The Benefits of Work-Life Balance Flexible working is more than just a trend. It represents a huge change in the way that organizations manage their work and their people. Even before the coronavirus lockdown, many organizations were exploring new ways of operating that allow people to have a better work-life balance. Ways that increase their engagement with, and control over, their work. The lockdown has forced us to adapt to new working patterns quickly. And now, as the restrictions start to ease, we're thinking about adopting some of these new practices in the longer term. What Is Flexible Working? Flexible working is any work pattern that differs significantly from the traditional, office-based, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. standard. It can involve working from home, working flexible hours, job sharing, or a mixture of all of these. The different kinds of flexible working are: A) Working from Home Working from home is exactly what it says: work carried out by employees in their own

What Is FOMO? This is a social  anxiety stemmed from the belief that others might be having fun while the person experiencing the anxiety is not present. It is characterized by a desire to stay continually connected with what others are doing.   FOMO is also defined as a fear of regret, which may lead to concerns that one might miss an opportunity for  social interaction , a novel experience or a profitable investment.  It is the fear that deciding not to participate is the wrong choice. Social networking  creates many opportunities for FOMO. While it provides opportunities for social engagement, it offers an endless stream of activities in which any given person is not involved. Psychological dependence on social networks can result in anxiety and can lead to FOMO or even  pathological Internet use . FOMO could result from not knowing about a conversation, missing a TV show, not attending a wedding or party, or hearing that others have discovered a new restaurant. The fear of

The best team members you’ve ever worked with likely had one thing in common :  Strong self-management skills . As a manager, we don’t want to be pulled into double-checking every detail of a project or answering minute questions incessantly. After all, we have our  own  responsibilities to focus on.  The best employees are the ones who manage  themselves . How do we optimize for this? When hiring and training a team, we will need to pay attention to our potential team member’s self-management skills. Here are some self-management skills to look out for and continually hone within the team: 01: Do they know what to work on first? One of the most important self-management skills a team member can enact is how they manage their time . In particular, this means they internalize priorities well , and know precisely what to work on first . Our team can only make strong progress if everyone is each working on what is most important for the team, in any given moment. An employee with

Thoughts are powerful . They become reality. Whatever we hold in your mind on a consistent basis is exactly what we will experience in life. All humans have patterns to their behaviour. These patterns develop over time based on life experiences. And just as patterns are learned, they can also be unlearned . What Is Overthinking? The classic overthinking definition is, “to think about something too much or for too long.” While it’s human nature to think things through when making a decision or evaluating a situation, it becomes overthinking when you can’t get out of your own head, worrying about the future or ruminating about the past. Overthinking a tough decision that needs to be made can also cause problems. Replaying all the options in the head can lead to “paralysis by analysis”. Why Do We Overthink? Often overthinking is a by-product of anxiety or depression. Often overthinking only materializes when we need to make a tough life decision or when we are dealing with in