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humanworks operates with the principle of gratitude as a foundation year-round. We believe it’s a core part of each individual’s compass – both at work and in life outside of work. This year, as we prepared for Thanksgiving, each member of the team created a short video with a new…
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Have the first nine months of 2020 brought you clarity? A leader I used to work with would often say, “clarity gives energy.” Perhaps that explains why so many people are feeling exhausted – 2020 has created more questions than answers. It’s difficult to see clearly when you’re in a…
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When COVID-19 came, business leaders had to either introduce or elevate current practices around employee well-being, work from home, technology and more while navigating other challenges like layoffs and furloughs. Enter a heightened attention to racial injustice. Business leaders then had to focus their attention to employee safety, mental health,…
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How should current & emerging human values influence the business decisions you’re making right now? The four human values of Wellness, Control, Empathy and Optimism were central motivators moving into 2020. Now, adjacent values are surfacing in response to COVID-19. How companies act now, particularly in relation to these human…
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After seeing Kristen Hadeed speak at the Wellness Council of Wisconsin’s annual conference last fall, I had to dig deeper and read her book Permission to Screw Up. Inspired by a pair of jeans that she couldn’t afford as a poor college student, Kristen, through ad an in the paper…
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Thanksgiving 2013. The annual family gathering and all of us going out to see a new movie. The pick back then was the latest in The Hunger Games series – Catching Fire. Not really age appropriate for my 4-year-old nephew. So, my husband and I said we would take him to…
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