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How to Avoid the Great Resignation

If you read or watch the news, you’ve probably heard the term “The Great Resignation” recently. The pandemic has led to many people reflecting on their lives and reassessing what’s important to them. They are evaluating what they want from life, as well as how their job and the work they do fit into that vision.

7 Ways to Build Resilience In The Workplace and Why It Matters

In the latest episode of the TeamBuilding Saves the World podcast, Rob Fletcher, founder of Quixote Consulting, takes a look at the concept of “resiliency,” and why it matters. Fletcher is an award-winning author, speaker, and consultant that specializes in building passionate and committed teams.

How To Avoid Back To School Burnout While Working From Home

Warding Off Back-To-School Burnout Back to school used to mean that parents were excited to see the kids return to their learning, while the kids were excited to see their friends (but dreaded having homework again). Things may feel a little different this back-to-school season and may be a bit more stressful than previous years, as we adjust yet again to the disrupted schedules and new learning routines the pandemic has brought on. But for both parents and those that employ them — there are ways to help mitigate that anxiety.

Guide To Embracing The 5 Generations In The Workplace

In this episode of the TeamBonding Saves the World podcast, Mary Erlain, Author, International Speaker, and Founder of Peak Systems Strategies joins our host Rich Rinnisland to discuss the dynamics of having five generations in the workplace and how to navigate and embrace their differences and successes. To listen to this exciting conversation in full, click here.

5 Tips For Calming Anxieties About Returning To Work After Covid

As the world slowly begins to contemplate returning to the office after these long and difficult 18 months defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, the reality is that it’s not quite so easy as just telling your staff to start commuting again. Between ongoing fears of new variants, minors still not able to receive the vaccine, and the subsequent social anxiety that results from being isolated for so long, many people will find it difficult to make the mental switch back to full-time office work.

Languishing & Leaving: What Is It And How To Help Your Workforce

How to Avoid “Languishing and Leaving” Keep employees engaged to avoid losing good people As we move into the second half of 2021, there is a dominant sense of “blah” permeating the workplace. If you (or your employees) are showing signs of this, you aren’t alone. Coined “languishing,” this sense of stagnation and joylessness is a direct result of the fatigue that set in around the pandemic — and then the push to bring people back into workplace environments that try to pretend nothing has changed. This is a recipe for disaster — one which is already playing out with companies reporting record numbers of resignations, as well as furloughed workers declining to return at all.

10 Benefits of Practicing Mindfulness in the Workplace

The general definition of “mindfulness” is “a mental state achieved by focusing one’s awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one’s feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique.” When it comes to the workplace — the place most of us spend the majority of our waking hours — mindfulness can bring a host of benefits. Scientific studies have proven that employees that practice mindfulness in the workplace experience everything from reduced stress to improved concentration.

Charitable Team Building with our Charity Bike Build

Receiving your first bicycle as a birthday gift or even a Christmas gift is powerful memory that many of us hold dear. However, many children around the country have yet to experience this due to financial hardships. Now more than ever, many families have had to prioritize health and nutrition, and purchasing a bike has become an unattainable luxury.

Speak Up in the Latest Podcast of TeamBonding

In episode five of this season’s TeamBonding Saves the World podcast, Angela Lussier, CEO and founder of the Speaker Sisterhood, joins Rich Rinnisland to talk about why speak up culture is so important and the vitality of women speaking up and having a voice in the corporate world. To listen to the full conversation, the Speak Up Culture episode can be accessed here.

The Key to Helping Your Team Connect in Difficult Times

In this week’s episode of the “TeamBuilding Saves the World” podcast, special guest Christopher Schembra, bestselling author of Gratitude and Pasta: The Secret Sauce for Human Connection and the man behind “An Attitude of Gratitude” joins host Rich Rininsland for a frank discussion on how connections between team members can help — or hinder — productivity.

Why Hybrid Events Are The Future Of The Event Industry

This week’s podcast episode focuses on something that is near and dear to the team’s heart: hybrid events. With over 100 different live and hybrid events to choose from, we chatted with Stu Robertson, leader and creator of Team Up Events, to examine not only work-life balance but hybrid events as well. For many businesses, employee wellness remains a popular topic and can be achieved through a successful team-building event.

Raising Your Game — Overcoming Virtual Team Building Barriers & Challenges

There’s no denying that for the last year, the world has been a very different place. Work from home went from a perk that few enjoyed, to a necessity in every company, of every size, in every industry. It has meant rethinking not just how to run a business, but how to foster and nurture the bonds between co-workers to create stronger teams ready to face whatever new challenges or changes each day might bring.

You’ve Got 3 Minutes — Combating Zoom Fatigue

In Season 2, Episode 1 of the TeamBonding podcast, host Richard Rininsland and his guests — Deborah Brunet, Kevin Pertusiello, Samantha Goldstein, and Paul Giroux — discuss team building events from creation to sales and production to performance in a wide-ranging, animated conversation that provides an insider’s viewpoint. In particular, this group of expert team building event facilitators take a closer look at the “three-minute rule” and their individual tried and true ways to keep virtual audiences engaged.

Your COVID 19 Guide to Hosting Safe Live Events in 2021

Spring is Coming! How to Host a Safe Live Event in 2021 COVID-19 has dominated our lives for more than a year now, but, along with warmer weather and blooming flowers, the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel has appeared. Vaccinations are rolling out more quickly across the country, and people are — cautiously — starting to look at what the “new normal” will look like. One of those decisions is whether to stick with virtual events for a bit longer, or whether it’s finally safe to get together in person once more for live events.

#MusicMondays: A Song About Moving On – Giants by Dermot Kennedy

This week’s tune is a song about moving on, letting go of the past and being comfortable moving on with the future.

#MusicMondays: A Song About Acceptance – No Judgement by Niall Horan

This week’s tune is a song about acceptance and embracing people for who they are regardless of their flaws.

The Psychology of Planning. Why Can’t I “Just Do It!”?

It’s a common problem, especially in today’s world with so many demands coming at us from so many directions — you know what needs to get done, you know how it needs to get done, but for some reason, you’re struggling to “just do it” already.

Ways To Stay Connected To Stay Well Working From Home

When we feel connected to one another, we get more done: that is basic human behavior. But in this day and age, connecting with co-workers can be difficult to do in person, leaving the online route as the only path forward. But just because you can’t be together physically doesn’t mean your employees, peers, or fellow office dwellers can’t have that same sense of camaraderie and connection.

Best Online Poker Tips and Strategies

Casino games are a fun past time for many, and the variety makes them appealing to a lot of different people. In fact, players often have different reasons for playing each game. Roulette, for example, is quite popular because it requires no skill. It’s for people who don’t necessarily know how to gamble and just want to have fun. Blackjack, on the other hand, is all about math. Players need to understand the game and be able to add up their hands.

5 Ways To Beat Work From Home Fatigue

Even with it being a brand new year, the reality is that most teams are still working remotely.

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Posts By: Amanda Deiratani

How to Avoid the Great Resignation

7 Ways to Build Resilience In The Workplace and Why It Matters

How To Avoid Back To School Burnout While Working From Home

Guide To Embracing The 5 Generations In The Workplace

5 Tips For Calming Anxieties About Returning To Work After Covid

Languishing & Leaving: What Is It And How To Help Your Workforce

10 Benefits of Practicing Mindfulness in the Workplace

Charitable Team Building with our Charity Bike Build

Speak Up in the Latest Podcast of TeamBonding

The Key to Helping Your Team Connect in Difficult Times

Why Hybrid Events Are The Future Of The Event Industry

Raising Your Game — Overcoming Virtual Team Building Barriers & Challenges

You’ve Got 3 Minutes — Combating Zoom Fatigue

Your COVID 19 Guide to Hosting Safe Live Events in 2021

#MusicMondays: A Song About Moving On – Giants by Dermot Kennedy

#MusicMondays: A Song About Acceptance – No Judgement by Niall Horan

The Psychology of Planning. Why Can’t I “Just Do It!”?

Ways To Stay Connected To Stay Well Working From Home

Best Online Poker Tips and Strategies

5 Ways To Beat Work From Home Fatigue

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