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Manager Tips: Be a Role Model for Mindful Eating

Mindfulness is the ability to bring your whole self – mind and body – to an experience. You can practice mindfulness in many aspects of life – including eating. When you encourage employees to practice mindful eating you are supporting their physical, emotional, social and even planet, well-being. Mindful eating can help individuals make healthier food choices and avoid emotional eating, and even get more enjoyment from their meals. Here are five ways you can bring mindfulness to mealtime with your team: Be mindful in YOUR eating. Be a model […]

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Manager Tips: Be a Model for Social Responsibility

A critical part of taking care of our well-being is taking care of the world around us. Being socially responsible – that is, doing good for the community and the environment – has a positive impact all around. Not only can we help protect our planet and improve the lives of others, activities like volunteering also help lower stress and increase happiness. Plus, providing volunteering opportunities in the workplace and cultivating a culture of giving also increases employee engagement and job satisfaction. Here are five actions you can take as

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Manager Tips: Foster an Environment of Inclusivity

Cultivating a culture of equity and inclusion where all team members can thrive is critical to the success and well-being of your teams. Teams with higher diversity tend to perform at a higher level through increased levels of innovation, better decision making, faster problem-solving and greater creativity, particularly when they feel psychological safety and are operating in an inclusive work environment. Here are five ways to build more inclusive and equitable work environments: Get comfortable with being uncomfortable. It’s important to be color brave and acknowledge that employees have different

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Ideas for Creativity Breaks

All of us need a bit of downtime to remain creative and think outside the box. Here are several ideas for taking a daily or weekly creative break — by yourself, with your loved ones or, virtually, with your colleagues: Organize a virtual brainstorm session. Struggling to come up with a new idea? Schedule a virtual brainstorm session with your colleagues and bounce your ideas off each other via phone, FaceTime, Skype or Teams. Stretch your legs. Every so often, get up, stretch your legs and take a brisk walk

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Manager Tips: Build Your Leadership Skills

Regardless of age, role or life experience, we all have the ability to learn something new every day and broaden our perspective. In fact, learning new skills can improve our cognitive functioning and memory, increase our happiness and protect our brains from ageing. As managers, there are specific skills you can learn – and continue to improve – to make you more successful in your role. Enhance your capabilities and working relationships with your team by committing to building one or more of these five leadership skills: Equity and Inclusion.

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Manager Tips: Cultivate a Culture of Gratitude

Thanking your team for a job well done may seem like a small gesture, but has significant benefits in the workplace. Cultivating a culture of gratitude builds trust, increases engagement and work satisfaction and leads to increased productivity. Here are 5 ways you can bring gratitude into the workplace: Lead with gratitude. Before you start your workday, make a list of 3 things for which you are grateful. You can use a gratitude journal app, a pen and paper or just a document on your computer. This simple morning ritual

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Manager Tips for Creating a Memorable Service Recognition Experience

When employees feel valued and appreciated by their managers, they work harder, are happier, and are more satisfied with their jobs. While it’s important to celebrate and show appreciation for everyday successes, recognizing significant milestones in your team’s personal and professional lives can make a big difference in whether they feel part of the organization. At AECOM, we celebrate the countless hours our employees have dedicated to building a better world for all, including our clients, communities, colleagues and families! Here are five actions you can take to create a

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Enrich Your Life by Connecting with Nature

There is nothing more invigorating than taking a moment to step outside, soak up the sun and breathe in the fresh, crisp air. Connecting with nature is easy to do, costs little to nothing and is good for our overall well-being. In fact, studies show that being in a natural environment, living near nature or simply viewing nature in artwork can positively impact our minds, bodies, emotions and social interactions. Spending time in nature can also help calm our nerves and reduce our stress levels throughout the day. When we

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Embrace an Attitude of Gratitude

Thank you. These two little words are easy to say, but they bring many powerful benefits into our lives. When you show true gratitude to someone, you are doing much more than being polite — you are creating a strong connection with that person (even if it’s just for a moment), and you are giving their well-being a boost. You may be surprised to learn, you’re also giving your own well-being a boost. Cultivating an attitude of gratitude heightens your happiness. Studies show that you can increase your happiness by up

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Eat Well with Mindful Eating

We live in an “instant” world in which technology and communication make things happen so quickly, and we always seem so busy as we try to do more, better, stronger and faster. We move fast in everything we do, including our mealtimes. Between fast-food drive-through, take-out/delivery and almost instant meals, eating has become another item to check off our daily to-do list. As a result, many of us have developed unhealthy eating habits that are damaging to our well-being. Mindful eating can help. Mindful eating helps you maintain awareness of

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