October 10, is World Mental Health Awareness Day. Right now, one in five adults in America are struggling with a mental health issue, according to the U.S. Health & Human Services. So, let’s think about that statistic for a second. If you are a company of 100, there are currently 20 employees that are struggling with a mental disorder. Do you know who is struggling? If you do, how can you help? Thankfully, there has been an increase of research on the topic of mental health in recent years. We’ve compiled a few steps to help guide you on how to spread mental health awareness in your organization. Before diving in, let’s start with the basics.

The Oxford Dictionary defines team spirit as feelings of camaraderie among the members of a group, enabling them to cooperate and work well together. Does that sound like something that would benefit you and your business? We thought so.

Sitting for eight hours a day can be rough on your body. It’s important to stay active and healthy even when you’re working. One way you can give your body love and relief is by practicing desk yoga. We’ve pulled together some poses that are easy to do right at your workspace and for any yogi level!

While competition can motivate employees to work their hardest and bring out their best performance, it can also have negative effects on individual employees and teams. Today, we’re giving you three reasons not to over-use competitions as recognition and rewards, as well as three tips for turning the negatives into positives.