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If you’ve been feeling stressed out, anxious, or overwhelmed lately, you’re not alone. Today’s fast-paced, high-demand world requires us to manage so much and all at once. But, with a little tweak to your daily routine, you can more easily deal with what’s being thrown at you. You can calm down, slow down, and de-stress by making more time for yourself.

That’s right, make time for yourself. Sounds simple, but how do we actually take a step back from our busy lives and practice self-care?

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Reading List

• [Article] What is Self-Care and Why is it Important For You?, Matthew Glowiak
• [App] headspace 
• [App] InsightTimer 
• [Article] The Wim Hoff Method: Activate Your Full Human Potential, Wim Hof
• [Article] How to Start Exercising and Stick to It, Lawrence Robinson, Jeanne Segal, Ph.D., and Melina Smith, M.A.  
• [Article] How Much Sleep Do We Really Need?, Eric Suni 
• [Article] You Need Both Self-Control And Self-Indulgence To Be Happy, Alison Escalante

Welcome to Audio Learning from Assemble You.

This lesson is designed to help you overcome some common objections to asking for help, recognise when you should do it, and identify the right people to approach. We’ll finish with some practical advice about making requests that are convincing, easy for someone to act on, and show consideration for the person’s time and energy.

There are many reasons why you might find it difficult or uncomfortable to ask for help at work. But by advocating for your needs, you can do your job more effectively, build trust with your colleagues, and develop your knowledge and skills.

Whether you’re afraid of looking incompetent or of imposing on your colleagues, asking for help can feel challenging. But when done in the right way and at the right times, it enables you to perform at your best. Let’s discover how to turn asking for help from uncomfortable to empowering.

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Recommended Reading

• [Article] How to Overcome Your Reluctance to Ask for Help at Work Wayne Baker
• [Article] 4 Reasons Why Asking for Help Makes You a Stronger, Not Weaker, Leader David Sturt and Todd Nordstrom
• [Article] Surprisingly Happy to Have Helped: Underestimating Prosociality Creates a Misplaced Barrier to Asking for Help Xuan Zhao and Nicholas Epley.
• [Article] How to Ask for Help at Work Gorick Ng
• [Article] How to Get Better at Asking for Help at Work by Rebecca Zucker
• [Article] How to Get the Help You Need Heidi Grant
• [Article] How Asking for Favours Can Build Your Relationships Michael Simmons
• [Book] All You Have to Do Is Ask: How to Master the Most Important Skill for Success Wayne Baker

This lesson provides actionable tips on how to manage your time more effectively. This session is part of the fascinating Future Human series. 

An essential facet of becoming equipped for the future, effective time management is crucial for feeling more in control of your energy and productivity levels. Effective time management helps you achieve what you want to achieve, both personally and professionally. It’s crucial for good well-being and a sense of satisfaction at the end of each day. It results in lower stress levels and improved work/life balance.

Adam and Liggy examine the benefits and some challenges you may encounter. They share insights and quotations from experts and share time management’s links with well-being, planning, rest, productivity, perfectionism and proactivity. They establish why excellent time management is required for the future and explore how to ‘eat the frog’, embrace the Four Ds and utilise the power of ‘no.’

Listen to the session to investigate the barriers and solutions for making the most of each day’s 86,400 seconds. 

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This episode in the Leading Future Humans series explores the essential role of resilience in effective leadership. It delves into practical strategies for leaders to model and cultivate resilience in their teams, emphasising the importance of well-being, self-awareness, and emotional intelligence. Through engaging discussion and real-life examples, you’ll learn how to create a supportive and empowering environment that encourages growth and adaptability. 

Key themes include the significance of self-care, authentic vulnerability, effective feedback, and supporting teams to learn and grow through challenges and setbacks.

Join us to discover how to lead with resilience and help your team thrive.

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Welcome to Audio Learning from Assemble You.

Nothing is certain except death, taxes, and change. Change is inevitable, it comes for us in all aspects of our lives, and when you're managing a team, you are watching it affect not only yourself but also those who work around you.

In this audio course, we teach you how to help you manage change effectively, how to motivate and guide your team through change.

Further info:

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Reading List

• [Article] Forbes: 6 Dos & Don'ts of Leading Through Change
• [Article] Indeed.com - How to Lead A Team Through Change
• [Article] Fortune.com - A Good Boss Never Leaves Their Employees in The Dark
• [Article] LinkedIn Learning - Leading Your Team Through Change
• [Video] Jim Hemerling TEDTalk - 5 Ways to Lead in an Era of Constant Change
• [Article] Managing Organizational Change, Gartner.