Category Archives: The Shiift Blog

Resilience

Resilience

Word on the street is Co-Vid will define our decisions and directions for the next 3 years. In our past 2 blogs we discussed ‘Compassion Fatigue’ and ‘Situational Depression’, all very real effects of the pandemic. Let’s acknowledge these, validate the experience of those suffering the symptoms, and build resilience! Resilience is a buzz-word commonly thrown…

Is Covid giving you Compassion Fatigue?

Compassion Fatigue

If managing holiday cancellations has you drained and it’s bordering on irritation / anger while you listen to each individual’s disappointment at not being able to achieve that much-needed holiday – you may be suffering from Compassion Fatigue. Compassion Fatigue is common in the fields of health / medical care and is the result of feeling…

Are you picking your habits?

Habits

In the workplace lunchroom, the discussion of habits usually goes one of two ways – overwhelmingly negative, or somewhat positive. Those in the positive corner will cite statistics such as ‘over 40% of what we do is habitual’ and the brain’s efficiency at turning new-found behaviours or tasks (especially sensory-based) into habits to free up more cognitive…

Healthy Workplace Environments

Think About Things Differently

A healthy, enjoyable work environment creates a healthy, productive business. Make work more enjoyable, more rewarding and less stressful by sticking to ‘The New York Manifesto’. PRESUME PERMISSION – assume the permission to be flexible; people do their best work in different ways and at different times of the day. 40 HOURS IS ENOUGH – working longer…