Secrets Behind Motivation

By: Malak Al-Saqri

Have you ever wondered what your life would be if it was all grey? Devoid of any vitality that motivates and inspires you to succeed, giving up easily without struggling or fighting for your dreams. This is exactly what motivation brings to your life! Isn't it difficult just to conceive this?

Therefore, whether you’re looking to take your career to the next level, start a new project, or make a positive change in your personal life, this article is for you. Let’s dive in and explore the power of motivation together.

Six Top Strategies for a Positive Work Environment

By: Batool Abu Zaghleh

A comfortable work atmosphere is crucial for a healthy employee experience. It influences workers mental state, productivity and performance, in addition to their attitudes towards their job and coworkers.

Whether you're a supervisor or human resources professional, you will need to ensure that team members feel safe and comfortable while at work and also feel satisfied with their roles. By cultivating a supportive workplace, you will be able to increase efficiency and creativity.

How to deal with stress at work?

By: Ola H. Azzouqa 

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Chronic worry and emotional stress can trigger health problems. According to Zippia, 83% of US workers suffer from work-related stress, with 25% saying their job is the number one stressor in their lives.

Work pressure can be energy consuming; but it should not be. Face the triggers, keep a point of view, and know when to seek help.

The job you work in is a potential cause of stress, and the causes of workplace stress are many such as workload, interpersonal issues, inability to have a work-life balance, and job security. Sometimes, you may be sensitive to certain stressors that don't seem to bother others. However, you can combat the effects of stress at work. Effectively dealing with stress at work can benefit your professional and personal life. Here are some tips to help you deal with it.

How to make work meetings actually productive

By: Cesilia Faustina

For all the employees out there, I’m sure we can agree that meetings are not the most fun activity there is. A lot of the time, meetings end up mundane and essentially a waste of one’s time; not saying that all meetings are a waste of time, but many employers tend to depend on meetings too much with very little results.

Sometimes, employers need to take a step back and ask the question, “is it worth it?” Meetings have become the culture in corporate spaces now, but many tend to forget that sometimes, some things don’t require meetings. Now, I’m not saying we should get rid of meetings altogether, as I know that meetings are needed and can be quite useful when applicable, but employers definitely need to review their meeting usage, especially during the era of COVID-19 and working-from-home.

How not to hate your job

By Cesilia Faustina

The everyday nine-to-five job is a blessing and a curse. Let us be honest, as happy as we are to get a job, employment also comes with hours of agony and complaints. Plenty of jobs, from office ones to retail and hospitality can come with mental health challenges, but it does not mean we should just drop it right away. It’s very common for us to experience immense pressures from the workplace, so much so we may end up with a lot of stress and mental health problems, and hey, this is normal, we are all humans after all.

As humans, we live in a society where we need to make a living to survive and nine-to-five work hours is almost a must. Yes, it does seem like we are stuck in a never-ending loop of routines and boredom, but before you go setting buildings on fire, what if I told you there are ways to make the mundane job cycle a little bit more interesting?