Work Smart Live Smart with Beverly Beuermann-King

Work Smart Live Smart with Beverly Beuermann-King

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  • EP  235 – Get Fit
    National Employee Health & Fitness Day was created to promote the benefits of physical activity for individuals through their work site health promotion activities.
    There are two types of fitness:
    Performance-related fitness - Linked to athletic performance and is tied to speed, reaction time, and coordination.
    And Health-related fitness - Linked to fitness components that may lower risks such as high blood pressure, diabetes, or low back pain.
    Health-related physical fitness includes:
    Aerobic fitness – which is the ability of the heart and lungs to deliver blood to muscles
    Muscular strength and endurance – enough to do normal activities easily and protect the low back
    Flexibility – which is the ability to move your many joints through their proper range of motion
    Body composition – not too much body fat, especially around the waist.
    So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Promoting National Employee Health And Fitness Day:
    As an employer provide and promote opportunities for fitness:
    help employees to measure and track their fitness level
    co-ordinate lunch hour walking or running groups
    offer off-site fitness center discounts
    encourage sport team participation
    sponsor step by step challenges
    promote community fitness groups
    and reward fitness involvement
    As an individual find an activity that you can get excited about.
    With our busy lifestyles it is important that we make the time to take care of ourselves. Make the commitment to do one thing to increase your health-related fitness.
    Remember, If you like the tips in this briefing, please leave me a review on amazon or in your #alexa app.
    Looking for resources to build your healthy workplace? Check out my top 10 tips under Resources and Courses at worksmartlivesmart.com
    2 min
  • EP  234 – Reading Opens A Window
    “Reading opens a window to the world; giving us a vision of things we never dreamed possible.”
    Reading for fun has become like a long-lost luxury, especially in this busy age of 24/7.  Relaxation and ‘luxury’ activities are often met with the guilt that we should be doing something worthwhile and productive…not indulging and pampering ourselves.
    One survey found that nearly a third of adults across our country didn’t read a single book for pleasure in the past year. The discouraging figure puts Canadians behind the U.S., where an identical poll showed 27 per cent of Americans hadn’t picked up a book. 
    So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Reading Is Fun Week:
    Reading can transport us to another time or place.  It stimulates the right side of our brain and can engage our imagination and strengthen our creativity. It can expand our understanding of other cultures, help us to find new ways to express our ideas, and expand our vocabulary.
    Reading forces us to be still and slow down when we are used to running on high-speed.
    Reading can stimulate our emotions and give us an appropriate way to vent out our frustrations, sadness and joy. 
    I have a very hard time limiting my time when I get a really good book.  I have been known to read an entire day (or night) away, just because I couldn’t put the book down. Generally I only start a good book when I am truly able to ignore the phones and my work, like while I am on vacation. 
    If you like the tips in this briefing, please leave me a review on amazon or in your #alexa app.
    Looking for more ways to build your resiliency, take my free on-line vulnerability test at worksmartlivesmart.com under the resources and courses tab.
    2 min
  • EP  233 – Avoiding Food Allergy Triggers At Work
    Allergies occur when the immune system becomes unusually sensitive and overreacts to common substances that are normally harmless, such as pollens, molds, dust or even food.
    Food allergies are serious business. They impact over 2.6 million Canadians.
    Everyone is entitled to a safe working environment. Unlike many conditions, anaphylaxis is not visible unless someone is having an allergic reaction. That is why it is extremely important to communicate about your food allergies before a reaction occurs.
    So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Food Allergy Awareness Week:
    Be open about your food allergies. It’s important that your co-workers and boss know about them.
    Always carry at least one auto-injector on the job. It’s better to have two in case you need a second dose during an allergic reaction.
    Educate co-workers. Your co-workers may have no experience with food allergy. Teach your co-workers how to prevent reactions from happening, recognize the signs and symptoms of an allergic reaction and how to use an epi pen properly.
    Say thanks. Make sure your colleagues know that you appreciate their support.
    Those who don’t have food allergies can help by understanding the condition and doing their part to create a safe environment to prevent serious reactions from occurring.
    Simple things like washing your hands well and often. It is one of the most effective ways to prevent cross-contamination as well as the spread of general viruses and bacteria.
    If you like the tips in this briefing, please leave me a review on amazon or in your #alexa app.
    Looking for more ways to build your resiliency, take my free on-line vulnerability test at worksmartlivesmart.com under the resources and courses tab.
    2 min
  • EP  232 – Eliminating Mental Health Stigma
    Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of, but stigma and bias shame us all, said Bill Clinton
    So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Mental Health Week:
    In the spirit of eliminating the stigma around mental health challenges here are some Do's And Don'ts
    Do:        
    Educate yourself about mental health challenges and issues
    Foster a healthy workplace environment
    Emphasize abilities, not limitations
    Use respectful language
    Refer to the person not the disability or illness
    Tell people when they express a stigmatizing attitude
     
    Do Not:
    Portray successful people with disabilities as the exception
    Use generic labels such as “retarded” or “the mentally ill”
    Use terms like “crazy,” “lunatic,” or “insane” in general conversation
    Don’t let stigma create self-doubt and shame
     
    It is everyone's responsibility to reduce the stigma, prejudice and discrimination associated with mental health issues. Education, understanding, and support are key to creating a psychologically safe and healthy workplace.
    If you like the tips in this briefing, please leave me a review on amazon or in your #alexa app.
    Don’t forget that you can find more tips for coping with mental health issues, by checking out my Live Smart blog at worksmartlivesmart.com
    2 min
  • EP  231 – Psychologically Healthy and Safe Workplaces
    Canada become the first country in the world to have a national standard for psychological health and safety in the workplace. This Standard contains a voluntary set of guidelines, tools, and resources aimed at promoting employees’ psychological health and preventing psychological harm due to workplace factors.
    So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Mental Health Week:
    Get Clear On What’s Required For Building A Psychologically Healthy Workplace
    Foster overall psychological health and a respectful workplace based on trust, honesty, fairness and recognition.
    As employees, ask questions, report issues, and propose new ideas for building a positive culture.
    Be sure to train leaders and employees at all levels on awareness and prevention strategies.
    Look beyond the workplace to what resources are available to help meet personal, as well as, workplace challenges.
    If you like the tips in this briefing, please leave me a review on amazon or in your #alexa app.
    Looking for more ways to build your resiliency, take my free on-line vulnerability test at worksmartlivesmart.com under the resources and courses tab.
    2 min
  • EP  230 – Promoting Mental Health
    1 in 5 people in will experience a mental health issue at some point in their lifetime.
    Mental health disorders are among the leading causes of ill-health and disability world-wide.
    17% of Canadians report that they have taken time away from work and school,  to deal with a personal mental health issue.
    According to Guarding Minds At Work, when employers adopt policies and programs to address psychological safety and health, they incur 15% to 33% fewer costs related to psychological health issues.
    Employers and employees both have a responsibility to protect the health and safety of their employees.
    So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Mental Health Week:
    Know What Mental Health Is
    Mental Health is a state in which an individual realizes their own abilities, can cope with the normal stressors of life, can work productively, and is not overwhelmed by their responsibilities.
    Know What The General Mental Illness Indicators Are In The Workplace. Some of the most common include:
    Excessive lateness or absences
    Increased need for extra supervision
    Reduced productivity and loss of pride in work
    Inconsistency in work or habits
     
    Exhibiting several of these, may indicate that someone may be experiencing a mental illness and intervention and assistance is needed.  As a leader and a co-worker, being alert to these indicators can ensure a healthy work environment.
    For more information on coping with mental health issues, sign up for one of my on-line courses at worksmartlivesmart.com under the resources and courses tab.
    2 min
  • EP  229 – What Is Burnout?
    Being burned out and being stressed out are not the same thing. Many of us can tell when we are stressed out, but often, we cannot tell if we are burned out.
    Burnout may be the result of unrelenting stress, but it isn’t the same as too much stress. Stress is often about too many pressures that need to be dealt with.  Burnout is about feeling empty, lacking in motivation, and beyond caring. Employees experiencing burnout often don’t see any hope of positive change in their situations.
    Burnout may occur over a short period of time or take several years to manifest.
    So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Combatting Burnout and Celebrating Mental Health Week:
    First:
    Slow Down. Take a break. Cut back whatever commitments and activities you can. Give yourself time to rest, reflect, and heal.
    Change What You Can. 
    Maintain Balance.
    Talk to a Professional.
    And Make A Plan. Part of the problem with burnout is the lack of control that’s associated with it.
    Burnout can be a serious consequence of an unbalanced life and of an environment where the individual experiences little control and high demands. Leaders can help by ensuring a clearer understanding of what their job is and is not, providing as much control as possible, ensuring that demands are realistic and by recognizing the employee’s contributions and achievements.
    Looking for more ways to build your resiliency, take my free on-line vulnerability test at worksmartlivesmart.com under the resources and courses tab.
    2 min
  • EP  228 – How To Be A Healthy Night-Shift Worker
    “Night shift can kill the body.”
    Today is the day that we celebrate National Night-Shift Worker Day and the introduction of the 24-hour society.
    One repercussion of the nightshift work schedule is that a typical night shift worker sleeps one or two hours less per day than a day worker and often has less deep and REM sleep.
    Shift Work Maladaption Syndrome is where shift work is leaving the worker so sleepy that they fear for their safety on the job.
    So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Ensuring Resilience In Our Night-Shift Workers:
    As a leader, it is important to educate employees on what shift work entails and provide annual screening for shift-related illnesses.
    Promote and educate on healthy lifestyle strategies.
    Organize mandatory stretch breaks especially during the dangerous hours.
    As a Night Shift-Worker:
    Understand the hazards and consequences of shift work.
    Pay attention to sleep strategies and avoid going into sleep debt.
    Shift work is a lifestyle and in order to minimize stress and build resiliency, the worker and their family must ensure that they follow a healthy schedule, focus on their sleep strategies, and ensure that they have support from those around them.
    Looking for Tips To Promote Mental Health Week In Your Workplace, visit worksmartlivesmart.com under the resources and courses tab for my Top 10 Tips.
    2 min
  • EP  227 – Are Our Children Dealing With Depression
    It is hard to understand how a child can experience depression. 
    As caregivers and parents, we need to remind ourselves, that while a child’s problems may seem minor to us, they can be overwhelming to them. Your first warning signs will probably be changes in behaviour that may suggest a troubled and unhappy state of mind.
    If a student becomes depressed, they are unlikely to talk about it. Very likely, a depressed child will think that no one else feels the same way and that no one will understand their problems. Often a depressed child will feel that they are disliked.
    Clinical Depression is more than just the ‘blues’. It is a “biochemical disorder where a person feels very sad for an extended period of time and where this state interferes with their everyday life.” Depression affects about 3% of our children, 8% of adolescents and 10% of adults. Stress can act as a ‘trigger’ for Depression.
    So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Mental Health Week and Childhood Depression Awareness Day:
    Be aware of the signs and symptoms of Depression. As an employer, hold awareness sessions for your employees.
    Provide support and understanding.
    Be aware of the signs of suicidal thoughts – Suicide is one of the top killers of our youth.
    For more information on coping with mental health issues, sign up for one of my on-line courses at worksmartlivesmart.com under the resources and courses tab.
    2 min
  • EP  226 – Melanoma Monday
    Love this advice…If your shadow is shorter than you are, you should seek the shade.
    Do you annually check your skin?  Wear your sunscreen faithfully?  Do you go and see your doctor for regular check ups?
    If so, you are helping to ensure that you prevent skin cancer or at least ensure that you catch it in its early stages.
    The spring is an easy time to forget to use your sunscreen. It is essential that we protect ourselves and our kids and know the early signs of Melanoma, that way we can all be safe in the sun. 
    So Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Melanoma Monday…and Being Safe In The Sun
    Check it out.  Melanoma can be found anywhere on the body, but it is most common on the legs, back, head and neck. Do an annual scan to check for changes.
    Visit your doctor regularly and make sure that they do a body scan too.
    Be safe in the sun.  Enjoy the spring, summer and fall sunshine, but cover up and use your sunscreen.
    Cancer changes lives, impacts families and hinders workplace productivity. Employees coming back to work after cancer treatments describe a variety of challenges that employers may not be aware of/or consider in their return-to-work accommodations. As a leader, look for ways to educate on prevention and look for ways to successfully support a team member who has been impacted.
    Looking for more ways to build your resiliency, take my free on-line vulnerability test at worksmartlivesmart.com under the resources and courses tab.
    2 min

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