The Silent Crisis: Addressing Workplace Burnout in High-Pressure Environments
In the bustling metropolis of New York, where the skyline is perpetually punctured by the endeavors of the ambitious, workplace burnout is not just a buzzword; it's an insidious reality for many professionals. Acknowledged as a significant occupational phenomenon by the World Health Organization, burnout has been brewing beneath the surface of high-pressure environments, often going unnoticed until it...
Redefining Work-Life Balance in the Post-Pandemic World: Strategies for Sustainable Success
The global pandemic has left an indelible mark on the world of work and, by extension, on workers themselves. As we navigate this post-pandemic landscape, the concept of work-life balance has emerged as a crucial, yet elusive, goal for many professionals. Once a clear-cut line, the boundary between personal life and work has been blurred—almost erased—in the forced march...
The Rise of the Gig Economy: Empowerment or Exploitation in the New York Workforce?
In the heart of one of the world's most dynamic cities, New York's workforce is experiencing a quiet revolution, one gig at a time. The gig economy has seeped into the city's vibrant streets, offering a new model of work that promises freedom yet, for some, delivers precarity. This dual-edged sword is redefining the essence of work and worker...
How to Spot Fraudulent Online Freelance Writing Jobs on Popular Sites Like Craigslist
If you're new to freelance writing, not only can it be difficult to tell a legitimate job from a scam, it can be downright impossible. This is because online freelance writing jobs scams are evolving. Like all criminals, the scumbags behind them evolve as more and more people become hip to their methods. So, how can you protect yourself?...
Harmful Bugs To Development: Poor Attitudes Towards Work
An age-long setback to societal, national and global development has been poor work ethics exhibited by employees at workplaces. These workers who are the blood of every industry or institution are accountable for the achievement and/or progression of the set goals of the company which eventually leads to the attainment of national development. Any lackadaisical attitude on their part...
Five Steps to Manage & Resolve Conflict in the Workplace
Conflict is a word that causes many of us a great degree of discomfort, anger, frustration, sadness, and even pain. Conflict is no stranger to any of us. We experience it all the time in our daily lives - with our families, friends and increasingly so in our professional lives. It is a regular aspect of life.Today we live...
Applying the 20-60-20 Rule to Leadership & Change Management
Most of us have heard of the Pareto Principle known as the 80/20 rule that states roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. Examples include: · 80% of sales come from 20% of the salespeople ...
Detained WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich wasn’t spying on Russia – his arrest is because Putin’s Ukraine war is failing
BEING a journalist isn’t a safe profession, and it’s particularly dangerous for those who work in countries such as Russia. They run heavy risks, but they continue reporting because they know how important it is. 3 The Wall Street Journal’s Moscow correspondent, Evan Gershkovich, now awaiting trial for espionage, knows the country very well. He has been based there for six years...
Find a Career Coach to Mentor You Through a Job Search Or Career Change
You know that saying about life being counted not by the number of breaths you take but the moments that take your breath away? This Ezines Expert just had one, receiving a nomination for an award in the Best Creative Resume category of the Career Directors International (CDI) annual Toast of the Resume Industry (TORI) competition.Much of the credit...
The Power of Positive Reinforcement
There has been much written about positive reinforcement as a psychology for changing performance. It is a technique both used in animal training and child development, which now has proven as effective for use as part of human resource management in business tool. As a business manager, how can one apply and monitor positive reinforcement?First understand that everyone enjoys...
