Beyond the Rainbow Logo: Tackling LGBTQIA+ Discrimination at Work, All Year Round
Performance appraisals are not just annual rituals; they are crucial moments that influence employee development, team dynamics, and overall organisational success. When conducted effectively, they promote trust, inclusivity, and alignment with diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the workplace. However, if handled poorly, these appraisals can lead to bias, disengagement, and...
Burnout Isn’t Just Being Tired – It’s a Mental Health Red Flag Is Your Workplace Listening?
Performance appraisals are not just annual rituals; they are crucial moments that influence employee development, team dynamics, and overall organisational success. When conducted effectively, they promote trust, inclusivity, and alignment with diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the workplace. However, if handled poorly, these appraisals can lead to bias, disengagement, and...
How to Make Mondays Less Mundane for you and your Colleagues
It’s Monday, and for most employees, the start of the new workweek often brings the well-known “Monday Blues.” Anxiety and low morale often arise from transitioning between the freedom of the weekend and returning to the workplace on Monday. These feelings do have psychological roots rather than just to be taken for their anecdote.
According to new research, mental health...
Effective Strategies for Coping with Depression and Sadness
We all experience moments of sadness and stress in our lives, but when these feelings linger and begin to affect our daily functioning, it may be a sign of depression. Distinguishing between normal sadness and depression is crucial for seeking appropriate help. In this article, we will explore the indicators of depression, self-help strategies, and practical tips to navigate through...
How to Deal with a Lack of Job Satisfaction?
Job satisfaction encompasses two key concepts: “job” and “satisfaction.” To fully grasp its meaning, we need to explore these words individually.
The Job Aspect
Many people view a job merely as a means to an end, a way to meet their financial obligations. However, a job is much more than that, considering the significant amount of time individuals spend at work. When...
Counselling For Family Problems – When You Should Seek Help & Why
“Any problem, big or small, within a family always seems to start with bad communication. Someone isn’t listening.” – Emma Thompson
Every family is a unique blend of its own; however, we all confront turbulent times at some point in our lives as a family. Some families may face financial issues, whereas others may face emotional disconnect. The fact is, families around...
How to Help Neurodivergent Employees During Burnout
Have you encountered individuals at the workplace whose working style is distinctly different from everyone on the team?
Have you felt that a particular employee takes conversations to a different tangent during discussions frequently?
Have you witnessed colleagues who struggle with social interactions and get easily tired after office parties?
Or have you seen colleagues coming up with...
Promoting a Healthy Workplace
“Great work is born from a combination of hard work and a healthy mindset”
Wouldn’t it be great if a majority of employees across all organizations would continue working for the long term? Wouldn’t it be just ideal if there was a chance for each employee to have a steady career progression chart, and show signs of delight and satisfaction at the workplace? And it would be just unreal if all...
Building Resilience in the Face of Life’s Challenges
“Life is very interesting- in the end, some of your greatest pains become your greatest strengths”- Drew Barrymore
Life is a unique event. It pans out differently for each 788-crore people on our planet. The only fact that remains similar is that everyone goes through ups and downs. Some face a tough childhood, maybe in the war zones of the world. The other may have sleepless nights due to...
Emotional Intelligence at the Workplace
IQ gets you hired, EI gets you promoted
The phrase ‘Emotional Intelligence’ was coined in 1990 by Peter Salovey and John D Mayer. They defined Emotional Intelligence as ‘Emotional Intelligence is a set of skills hypothesized to contribute to the accurate appraisal and expression of emotion in oneself and in others, the effective regulation of emotion in self and in others and the use of...