Best Practices to Help Children Cope with Stress caused by the Covid-19 Pandemic
As the second wave of Covid-19 subsides in India and we start gearing up for the next wave, the most worrying news being circulated around has been the susceptibility of children to the third wave of the pandemic. As parents, we’re all worried. While children have been the epitome of resilience and adaptability. Online learning, lack of access to public parks, indoor activities have changed...
What Managers Must Do if a Team Member Suffers from a Mental Health Issue
Managers are the first/single point of contact for most employees, and hence have an added responsibility to watch out for the physical and emotional wellness of their team members.
With work from home and hybrid models of woking over the past 2 years, it has become even more difficult to see and gauge what a person may be facing and the nerve-wracking uncertainty unleashed by the pandemic....
How to Help Children Cope with Stress caused by the Covid-19 pandemic
Children have been the real HEROES this pandemic. Their sheer resilience and adaptability, despite being too young to understand the repercussions and ramifications of what the world is going through in these unprecedented times, has been a real eye opener for us. But it would be unfair to say it’s not been tough for them mentally, physically and behaviorally. It has impacted ALL of US...
Handbook on Emotional & Mental Well-being of Employees During the Covid-19 Pandemic
We are all reeling under the repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic, silently suffering without being able to do much about it. We are all going through a gamut of emotions ranging from anger to despair. It is during times like these, mental wellness support can prove to be a lifeline, enabling us to emerge out of the gloom and look forward with hope. We at KelpHR understand the urgent and...
Is Covid 19 Affecting Your Mental Health? What You Can Do
There are millions of people today who are reeling under the repercussions of the pandemic but have to silently suffer through it. Women in general, and particularly those working from home who have been cut off from support systems of maids, nannies, and caregivers are physically and mentally drained.
Everyone is going through a gamut of emotions ranging from anger to despair. It is...
Managing Relationships at Work
Managing relationships at work are an aspect one cannot ignore. Building positive relationships at the workplace is vital for a successful career. Relationships at the workplace can have a positive or negative impact on job satisfaction and productivity.
Positive work relations make employees more comfortable and less intimidated by others, thereby becoming a source of energy. Since building...
How to Make Workplaces Inclusive for Transgender Persons
A workplace can be a stressful environment for people who are made to feel conscious of their identity, not given access to basic facilities where they feel comfortable, and finally reach a point where they end up feeling helpless with no recourse or ability to change the situation.
According to a 2017 report published on the human rights of transgender persons in India by the National Human...
How Managers can Help Employee Well-being in the New Normal
Workplace Management Tips-v3 With the beginning of the Knowledge Revolution, unlike its predecessor, the Industrial revolution, the role of people forming an Organisation has changed. The Factory Supervisor was an individual who may have been a worker and then promoted to a supervisory role. And therefore, knew exactly what the worker had to do, during his clocked-in hours. With the...
Resilience
Earlier this year, like most of us in 2020, I found myself in the midst of doubts about a job loss. Like most, I tumbled upon the Linkedin Learning on Resilience. Though I can’t seem to recall much of what was covered in the learning capsule, I started researching on the word origin.
So, the word resilience comes from 2 words in Latin – ‘Re salire’
‘Re’ – in latin means...
Prevention of Sexual Harassment at the Workplace – KelpHR & ILA Webinar Series
Prevention of Sexual Harassment (PoSH) — we all claim to know what this is about, and so this is a niggling question in everyone’s mind. Why does the messaging have to be reinforced?
In actuality, PoSH isn’t just a one-time affair. Why? Let’s take a closer look at our own country India. It is a diverse nation with a slew of different cultures. Each has its peculiar mannerisms and...