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Leading Inspiration: Domestic Violence

By on October 27, 2012 in Behavioral Health, EAP, Know & Go Topics, Leading Inspiration, Work & Wellness

  Q: Recently an employee came to me stating she was concerned her ex-boyfriend may come to our workplace to try to talk with her. She indicated that she had ended the relationship because he called her names and would push her around. What is the best way to help individuals in these situations? A: [...]

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Leading Inspiration: We hear a lot about civility these days, any thoughts?

By on October 9, 2012 in Behavioral Health, EAP, Know & Go Topics, Leading Inspiration, Work & Wellness

A: Great question! George Washington, sometime before the age of 16, transcribed Rules of Civility & Decent Behaviour In Company and Conversation. Though the language may be different than how we might communicate something today, I think his points are clear.         Welcome to Leading Inspiration, a quick and easy-to-use resource for leaders. Leading Inspiration is [...]

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Leading Inspiration: Talking politics at work

By on August 14, 2012 in Behavioral Health, EAP, Know & Go Topics, Leading Inspiration, Work & Wellness

Below are thoughts from Susan Heathfield, a management and organization development consultant who specializes in human resource issues and management development. Susan is also a professional facilitator, speaker, trainer and writer. She is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD). Susan contributes regularly [...]

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How do you develop a mission, vision and value statement?

By on July 10, 2012 in Behavioral Health, EAP, Know & Go Topics

Here are a few thoughts from Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. (http://www.authenticityconsulting.com/). Developing a Mission Statement 1. Basically, the mission statement describes the overall purpose of the organization. 2. If the organization elects to develop a vision statement before developing the mission statement, ask “Why does the image, the vision exist — what [...]

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Mindfulness

By on July 3, 2012 in Behavioral Health, EAP, Know & Go Topics, Work & Wellness

Psychologist and mindfulness meditation teacher Jon Kabat-Zinn has simply defined mindfulness in this way: “paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally” “Paying attention”  How much of the time are you really paying attention to what’s happening in your life – as opposed to thinking about something else, remembering [...]

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