For the employee at work:
- Just breathe! Stopping throughout your day to take three deep breaths can free the tension, stress, and worry that has been built throughout the workday.
- If possible take a 5-10 min break and go outside and walk around. It can help you concentrate, increase your creativity, and boost your mood.
- Bring a small plant into work. It will brighten up your work area, add more oxygen into the air, and could improve your mood.
- Listen to music
- Daily mood chart
- Relax muscles, stretch
- Keep hydrated
- Take Microbreaks
For the Employers:
- Schedule walking meetings. Walk-and-talk meetings can help the team get some fresh air and some endorphins before heading back to the office.
- Form recreational sports teams. Team-building activities like these can help you and your coworkers develop strong rapport and develop a healthy group dynamic. Recreational sports kills two birds with one stone, helping you and your team stay active while having a good time.
- Host a potluck/recipe swap. Not only will having a potluck be a great way to introduce different cultures, it will also give a chance for employees to get to know one another better.
- Provide healthy snack options in the workplace. It will give energy to employees, plus give them a chance to stretch their legs.
PTO
- Create healthy cookbook with different recipes from employees within the office.
- Gym time/memberships
- Discuss mental health, hold meetings (how to reduce stress)
- Weekly meetings about work & wellness what was stressful, things to reduce burnout…
- Health programs
- Incentive Programs
- Volunteer days
- “New mother” rooms
- Flexibility
VIDEO - Avoiding Burnout
Tools/Resources
COLLECTION OF VIDEOS - 10 Ted Talks for when you feel Burned Out
WEBSITE- Wellness & Burnout Tools
JOURNAL - Effect of a Workplace Wellness Program on Employee Health and Economic Outcomes
JOURNAL - Physical, psychological and occupational consequences of job burnout
ARTICLE - Maintaining Wellness
ARTICLE - Employers Urged To Find New Ways To Address Workers’ Mental Health
ARTICLE - Our best bet against burnout is self-care, just not the kind you think
ARTICLE - How Successful People Stay Calm
HANDOUT/PDF - Managing Burnout
HANDOUT/PDF - Self Care Activities
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