Mental Health at Work

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Challenges for female founders during COVID-19

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Challenges for female founders during COVID-19

It is safe to say that the COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone in different ways, and has brought along many challenges with it. With the current global situation, no matter where you are from, what industry you are working in, what gender you are, everyone has been affected differently.

I have personally spoken to some founders who have found lockdown to have its benefits. For example, with everyone working from home it meant there were no restrictions with child care, so a number of female founders were able to work more, and not need to worry about child care for once.

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How to keep your remote working employees highly productive

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How to keep your remote working employees highly productive

Keeping yourself motivated while working from home, especially during challenging times, isn’t always easy. This week’s post is written by Jessica Robinson, Founder of blogging platform The Speaking Polymath, who shares 7 steps you can take as a business to motivate your employees, and help boost their productivity while remote working.

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12 ways to manage your mental health as an entrepreneur

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12 ways to manage your mental health as an entrepreneur

Did you know, over 70% of entrepreneurs experience poor mental health?

This can be anything from stress to burnout to breakdown - and we here at Calmer know that it’s all preventable.

Here are 12 tips on how to start supporting your own mental health, as well as further support you can follow:

How do you build cognitive trust in a remote team?

How do you build cognitive trust in a remote team?

The words “cognitive trust”, “teamwork”, and “success” always go hand in hand; trust is essential between team members. As many of us continue to navigate the remote working world, what is cognitive trust and how do you build it in a remote working team?

When it comes to remote teams, cognitive trust plays a crucial role. Guest writer Nicole Garrison shares why.

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Is technology the root of your stress?

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Is technology the root of your stress?

These days, it’s hard to go a day without using some form of technology. In fact, for entrepreneurs and freelancers, it can be hard to go even an hour without technology. Waking up to text messages, checking emails on the commute, and spending all day in front of a computer is the norm. In our waking hours, we rarely have a moment of down-time.