Employee Side Hustles Are on the Rise – How Should Your Business Adapt?
Employee side hustles are becoming more accepted in the workplace, especially with the prevalent message that we need to have multiple sources of income. But employee side hustles are a symptom – a warning sign – that there is an unmet need in your company’s culture. Sometimes employees have side hustles because they cannot make […]
Why Hybrid Done Right Can Alleviate the Middle Management Squeeze
The pandemic shifted countless businesses into a remote or hybrid work environment, which has magnified the “middle management squeeze”. Yet it’s middle management and a more flexible work environment that many companies need to nurture in order to be successful. What is the Middle Management Squeeze? In 2023, workplace studies reported that many mid-level managers […]
Why Is Community Well-Being Important to Your Company’s Success?
Business decision-makers commonly contribute financially to the community – but neglect to address community well-being in the workplace. BreakWell Founder Tara Kraus offers this common scenario as an example. An employee asked his company to participate as a sponsor at a fundraiser that was very important to him. The company made a monetary donation to […]
3 Components of Workplace Safety You Need for Growing a Healthy Business
Workplace safety has evolved into much more than maintaining a physically safe environment. It also involves psychosocial safety and psychological safety. But how do you manage all the risk factors without overspending or over-accommodating? Keep reading for the answers you need. A Look at Workplace Safety – Redefined Let’s consider the 3 components, or types […]
The Biggest Mistake Companies Make When It Comes to Financial Well-Being
Financial well-being is typically the dominating concern when you are tracking your company’s success. But more often than not, employers are making a detrimental mistake when trying to improve financial well-being. What is this critical mistake that is sabotaging this financial well-being? Actually, there are 2 mistakes. 1) The first mistake is thinking only of […]
Why Professional Development Is a Must for Your Business’ Bottom Line
When you realize as a leader in your company that professional development to advance the careers of your employees is a worthy investment, you will begin to advance your business, too. In every corporate well-being service BreakWell has provided, we have seen the extraordinary power and effects of nurturing employees’ careers. In fact, we deemed […]
6 Steps to Social Well-Being in the Workplace and Why You Need Them
Your social well-being – or healthy connections with others – is a significant piece of your happiness puzzle. Our worldly events over the past few years have made that clearer than ever. The lack of connection and social life has impacted your well-being in the home environment. It’s also imperative to acknowledge how a lack […]
The Importance of Emotional Well-Being vs Mental Well-Being in the Workplace
If you are seeking individual emotional help, you may use this link to find a therapist. If you are having any suicidal thoughts, call 9-1-1 immediately. Mental well-being is such a hot topic right now, but do people understand emotional well-being and the difference between the two? To Tara Kraus, founder of BreakWell, emotional well-being […]
How To Improve Mental Health In The Workplace And Why This Is a Must
If you’re researching how to improve mental health in the workplace as a small or medium-sized business owner, you are taking a key step. A whopping 81% of workers reported that they will be looking for workplaces that support mental health in the future (apa.org). So if you address this need now, you will not […]
Gratitude at Work: Fueling Employee-Care and Your Company’s Growth
What is gratitude at work? You often hear about expressing and experiencing gratitude in general, but what does that look like in the workplace? Like in their personal lives, people thrive on gratitude within the workplace. Both as individuals in the company and as part of a company, people want to: Why does gratitude at […]