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Understanding DISC Behavior Styles in the Workplace
We are all unique, wonderful, powerful people and we each express our uniqueness through our behaviors. Our habitual behavior can be...
Vanessa Barajas, MPH
Jul 7, 2022


Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time
I read something recently that initially surprised me, but rang true once I thought about it: the performance demands that most people...
Jessie Brennan, MPH
Jun 30, 2022


How to Avoid Chronic Procrastination
Everyone has put things off from time to time, but for some of us, managing chronic procrastination is a constant battle, in fact 1 in 5...
Vanessa Barajas, MPH
Jun 23, 2022


Solitude in a Time of Hyper-Connectivity
Lately, my 7-month-old son has made it clear to me that I have an unhealthy relationship with my cell phone. No, he is not a baby genius....
Jessie Brennan, MPH
Jun 17, 2022


An Open-Hearted Life
The heart is a mysterious thing. Even though its behavior governs the course of our lives, it is not understood. We fall in love, we fall...
Jessie Brennan, MPH
Jun 9, 2022


Journaling for Productivity
Research has documented that outstanding leaders take time to reflect. It is an essential practice of mindful leadership, one that has...
Jessie Brennan, MPH
Jun 2, 2022


How Asking Questions Can Improve Learning
When was the last time you changed your mind? A lot of people believe in sticking to their beliefs, holding onto their opinions, and want...
Vanessa Barajas, MPH
May 26, 2022


Self-Care for Leaders: The Importance of Sleep
As a leader, what’s your most valuable resource? There are so many ways this could be answered, and of course there is no wrong answer,...
Jessie Brennan, MPH
May 23, 2022


Breathing Exercises for Stress Management
Written by Vanessa Barajas, Program Coordinator at Work2Live Paying attention to how we breathe is something that is easy to overlook,...
Vanessa Barajas, MPH
May 11, 2022


Cultivating Resilience
Written by Vanessa Barajas, Program Coordinator at Work2Live Resilience is defined as the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties...
Vanessa Barajas, MPH
Apr 28, 2022


A Practice of Leadership
Written by Jessie Brennan, Program Manager at Work2Live A large part of my role here at Work2Live is research. A client has a specific...
Jessie Brennan, MPH
Apr 28, 2022


Practicing Self-Care Together
Written by Vanessa Barajas, Program Coordinator at Work2Live We talk about self-care a lot because we cannot emphasize enough the...
Vanessa Barajas, MPH
Apr 12, 2022


Applying Foresight: Staff Career Development for the Changing World
Over the past few years, the term “VUCA world” has been used more and more often in the managerial literature, especially in the wake of...
Jessie Brennan, MPH
Apr 7, 2022


Mindful Kids
Kids of all ages really seem to be stressed out these days, and as adults, I think we do tend to judge them as misbehaving. I’ve heard...
Teresa McKee
Apr 1, 2022


Using Hindsight to See the Path Forward: Tapping into Staff Self-Awareness for Career Development
The truth that we cannot separate our work selves from our personal selves was made very clear to all of us over the past two years, as...
Jessie Brennan, MPH
Mar 25, 2022


Building Relationships by Sharing Stories
Written by Vanessa Barajas, Program Coordinator at Work2Live Did you know sharing personal stories and getting to know someone more...
Vanessa Barajas, MPH
Mar 18, 2022


Career Development at the Speed of Business
According to a recent Gallup poll, only 36% of workers are engaged at work, while 64% are either disengaged or actively disengaged. That...
Jessie Brennan, MPH
Mar 11, 2022


Practicing Kindness
Can you remember the last time somebody was kind to you? How did it make you feel? Now imagine how others must feel when you are kind to...
Teresa McKee
Mar 4, 2022


Staff Retention During the Great Resignation
There were more than 47 million people who called it quits last year, earning the mass exodus the title “The Great Resignation.” While...
Jessie Brennan, MPH
Feb 25, 2022


Increasing Life Satisfaction
When times are tough, it becomes clear to us that one of the things that we lack is happiness. Let's be real though. Being happy all the...
Teresa McKee
Feb 18, 2022
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