High 5 Weekly Career Transitions Roundup: Fostering a Workplace Culture that Supports Well-Being

This is our weekly roundup of some of the best career-related articles, interviews, blogs, etc., we've read during the week. We share them so you have some great resources to prepare you for the coming week. Enjoy!

• How to Foster a Culture That Supports Well-Being in the Workplace: "Understanding the elements that are most important to a workforce can help a company decide where to focus resources in creating a well-being program to meet talent’s expectations."

• Everything is Figureoutable: "We are capable of figuring out anything in life, whether it’s finding a home for our sick parents, inventing a new technology, or overcoming a daily challenge like managing our health, money or relationships."

• 3 Things to Know About an October Job Search: "For most industries there is a push in October to wrap up end-of-year hiring before the holiday distractions begin."

• Why Reverse Mentoring Works and How to Do It Right: "While digital skill development should not be the focus of a reverse-mentoring program, many of the companies we researched mentioned that it was a meaningful part of the relationship."
• This is the Biggest Time Waster at Work:"Tools meant to improve productivity and boost collaboration in the workplace have actually made employees more distracted."

Daily Leap Career Video of the Week: 10 Uncomfortable Deeds That Will Make You More Successful

Each week we present our Daily Leap Career Video of the Week. The video we share presents news or advice related to career and life development, searching for a job, the economy and employment, and other career-related topics.

In the video below from Entrepreneur, learn how the act of stepping outside of your comfort zone contributes to your success and well-being.

High 5 Weekly Career Transitions Roundup: 9 Things Successful People Won't Do

This is our weekly roundup of some of the best career-related articles, interviews, blogs, etc., we've read during the week. We share them so you have some great resources to prepare you for the coming week. Enjoy!

• Career Boosting Resolutions to Make Right Now: "Define exactly what your ideal job and company would look like. Make sure that the choice you make fits with your current values and priorities."
• 6 Creativity Habits For People Who Think They're Not Creative: "The interaction with new people can bring perspectives never before considered and spur new ideas within the group."
• 9 Things Successful People Won't Do: "Emotionally intelligent people know that success lies in their ability to rise in the face of failure, and they can’t do this when they’re living in the past."
• 4 Important Ways to Look at Employee Well-Being 'Holistically": "Offering small breaks, especially during busy and stressful times, can keep employees focused without the added stress of being away from their work for long stretches of time."
• 10 Nonverbal Cues to Convey Confidence at Work: "When speaking to others, ideally look directly into their eyes at least two to three seconds before looking away or moving to the next person."

Daily Leap Career Video of the Week: The Habits of Happiness

Each week we present our Daily Leap Career Video of the Week. The video we share presents news or advice related to career development, searching for a job, the economy and employment, and other career-related topics.

So what is happiness, and how can we all get some? In this video, Biochemist turned Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard says we can train our minds in habits of well-being, to generate a true sense of serenity and fulfillment.

Click on the link to learn more: Matthieu Ricard