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🎆 With Fourth of July falling on a Thursday this year, it creates both a short workweek and a long weekend for many — which can be a double source of stress for working parents and others. This year, we encourage you to give YOURSELF a freedom-themed gift: free up some time in your schedule by strategically "dropping the ball." What do we mean? Write down all the tasks you're juggling from your work to-do list and your family to-do list. Search for one task that feels heavy ... but actually isn't important to you. And then drop that ball! Let the task drop off your list. Give yourself permission to prioritize what truly matters and enjoy the freedom that comes with letting go of the rest. #FourthOfJuly #WorkLifeBalance #KeepThe73

📢 In case you missed it: Our Chief Technology Officer, Zvi Band, recently shared the launch of the newest addition to the Keep Company platform: "Check Out." At its heart, Check Out is pretty simple. When a meeting draws to a close, our members now have the chance to keep their group-learning experiences going by answering a few key questions in a checkout screen: 💡 Takeaways & Experience ➡ Members are asked about their key takeaways from their meetings and how they think the meetings went. 🤝 Commitments ➡ They get to share the commitments they are making before their next meetings with their Keep Company coaches. 📣 Shoutouts ➡ Members can now give shoutouts to others in their groups, which are then delivered at random in the days that follow as a welcome surprises for each recipient. 🔗 To learn more about how Check Out is transforming Keep Company's group-learning experience and what else is on the horizon, check out Zvi’s post: https://zurl.co/pbmU #EmployeeWellBeing #KeepThe73

Learning to ask for help is a powerful way to lighten your load and strengthen your relationships — both at work and at home. But ... it's often hard to make the ask. Here are several strategies to help get you started: ⏸️ Pause ➡ Take a moment to reflect on why you’re hesitating to ask for help. ✅ Permission ➡ Give yourself permission not to do it all. 🎯 Get Specific ➡ Consider exactly what it is that you need. 💬 Make the Ask ➡ Think about framing your request in simple, clear terms — like, "I am (emotion) with (challenge). Can you (specific action)?" Be explicit. 🚫 When It's a No ➡ Fearing the "no" often holds us back from asking in the first place. To move on from a "no," just remember to breathe, show yourself some compassion, and keep the problem-solving moving! Consider following up with a question like, "Who would you ask for help with this?" Remember, asking for help isn't a sign of weakness; it's a step toward maintaining your strength.

What's it like to experience Keep Company firsthand? We prefer to let our members — and our results — speak for themselves. Here is Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP partner Paul Casas on how his Keep Company experience impacted his work and life. 🔗 Interested in bringing this kind of support to your team? Let’s chat. #EmployeeWellBeing #KeepThe73

With forward-thinking partners like Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP and our unique data-driven, human-centered approach to caregiver support, our team has been able to help others make incredible strides in employee well-being: ✅ At Pillsbury, the attorneys who participated in Keep Company had a significantly reduced turnover rate — 2x lower than the industry average — saving the firm millions of dollars in potential attrition costs. ✅ Since partnering with us, another global law firm has seen 3x less attrition than the industry average. Our latest case studies are available to download and filled with actionable insights into how we're improving wellbeing, boosting retention rates, and helping leading organizations create lasting cultures of productivity — one employee at a time. 🔗 Are you a law firm manager or a people leader? Dive into our case studies to start unlocking new strategies for your own team TODAY: https://bit.ly/4c0Eunv #LawFirm #EmployeeWellbeing #KeepThe73

Since the pandemic, there's been an increasing focus on the "loneliness epidemic" in the United States, and given the seriousness of this problem, it can be very easy to lose sight of the silver lining. What's the good news then? There are simple steps that we all can take to reduce loneliness in both our professional and personal lives. As TheLi.st CEO Ann Shoket recently explained to HR Brew: "If everyone spends 10 minutes a day intentionally nurturing their communities, we can decrease that loneliness gap by 50%.... Check in on a colleague who has been on your mind. Drop a meaningful LinkedIn message to say, ‘That seems great, what you’re working on. How can I help?’” 🔗 Interested in learning what else you can do to support your team and foster meaningful connections? Keep reading ⏩ https://zurl.co/88iC 💡 Are you a people leader or manager? Have any tips of your own? Share them in the comments below! #EmployeeWellnessMonth #MentalHealth

Struggling to understand what effective boundaries might look like for YOU? You're not alone ... and we have a few suggestions. Setting effective boundaries is one of the most important (and overlooked) keys to long-term, sustainable success in both your professional and personal life. As we tell our members, successful boundary-setting is about more than just having a tough conversation or learning to occasionally say "No." Boundaries are the limits and rules that we set for ourselves with other people. For starters, there are six types of boundaries: 👉 Physical 🎁 Material 🕚 Time 💡 Values ❤️ Emotional 💬 Conversational What do effective boundaries (of all kinds) look like in practice? Scripts can bring them to life, and we're giving a few away to get you started. Questions about how to apply this to you or how to bring these skills to your team? DM our team or email us at hello@keep-company.com. #Boundaries #EmployeeWellnessMonth #WorkLifeBalance

"Why are we so focused on quality connections? Why do they matter? The reason is because the impact of loneliness is enormous at the individual and at the organizational level.... In fact, US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy has stated that social disconnection is as harmful to our health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day." As our CEO, Adrienne Prentice, explained during our webinar last week, social disconnection has far-reaching consequences for employees, and the organizations working hard to keep them. 💡 Interested in learning more about what the data says we can do TODAY to combat this problem? 🔗 Watch our webinar for free online ⏩ https://zurl.co/PNx9

A little Keep Company member pick-me-up for your Monday! Sometimes, it's showing up for ourselves in the smallest ways that hits the hardest. What's your version of the organic raspberries? #KeepAtIt