Admit it. How many of you, as you rang in the new year, secretly (or maybe even publicly) said,...
Archive for category: Work-life balance
Setting Boundaries: Saying “Yes” to Saying “No”
Karen Colligan, Health, learning and development, Life, self-awareness, Work-life balance, health, life, values, 0How many times in the last six months have you said “yes” to something you really didn’t want to...
Take a Hike, Take a Cruise, Take a Vacation!
Karen Colligan, Health, Jersey shore, Life, wellness, Work-life balance, health, life, 0The average American worker earns 22.6 days in vacation. Yet in 2016, they only used an average of 16.8...
What Are You Doing This Summer?
Karen Colligan, Health, Relationships, Stress, Work-life balance, employee satisfaction, health, life, 0Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer and, for many of us, the signal to start thinking...
Saying “Yes” to Just Saying “Yes”
Karen Colligan, Learning, Life, Work-life balance, opportunity, personal development plan, 0It occurred to me recently how easy it’s become for many of us to just say “No.” Of course,...
What To Do When You Are Overextended
Karen Colligan, Behavioral assessments, Organizational health, Personalities, Work-life balance, life, people, stress, 0Work-related stressors and the maladies they cause, like hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and decreased mental health, are more deadly than...
What Did You Do on Your Summer Vacation?
Karen Colligan, Health, Jersey shore, Life, Work-life balance, health, life, 0When I was in school, often our first assignment was to write an essay about what we did for...
The Year of Being Present – How’s It Going?
Karen Colligan, Health, Life, People, Work-life balance, health, people, 2In January I declared 2015 “The Year of Being Present” and invited you, gentle readers, to join me. Well,...
Laughter Really IS the Best Medicine
Karen Colligan, Health, Life, Work-life balance, health, life, people, positive thinking, 0Charlie Chaplin once said, “A day without laughter is a day wasted.” I couldn’t agree more. In this often...
Personal Health – More Than Just Diet and Exercise
Karen Colligan, Life, Organizational health, People, Work-life balance, health, life, 0When you think about what it takes to keep fit and healthy, probably the first two things that come...
Let’s Talk about Organizational Health
Karen Colligan, Engagement, Leadership, Life, Organizational health, People, Teams, Work-life balance, employee satisfaction, leadership, people, 0Personal health is a hot topic these days, with myriad applications and devices to record our steps, our calories,...
Stress at Work – 5 Tips for Managing It
Karen Colligan, Career, Life, Uncategorized, Work-life balance, Career, life, personality types, 0A recent survey by Towers Watson showed that stress is the number one workforce risk factor. Not at all...