Seven tips to manage your mental health and well-being during the COVID-19 outbreak

April 8, 2020

In stressful times, it’s important to “know your red flags” shares clinical psychologist Desiree Dickerson. To manage moments of distress, “identify key thoughts or physical sensations” as well as feelings, that have historically contributed to you feeling overwhelmed. They feed each other and contribute to “emotional spirals,” according to Dickerson. She encourages people to address just one aspect of the thoughts-feelings-physical sensations triangle for improved results. For example, one minute of an engaged breathing exercise can help you reset during a stressful moment. Read her article “Seven Tips to Manage Your Mental Health and Well-being During the COVID-19 Outbreak” for more tips.

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Responding to COVID-19 together

It’s promising to see people step forward to help during the COVID-19 scare. Microsoft determined four areas to focus response efforts: remote working, education, community support, and technical support. Have a look at “Responding to COVID-19 together” both for ideas and inspiration—and to check out resources that might support your needs right now.

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Remote staff meeting with Teams

The need for remote learning continues to surge globally due to COVID-19. Microsoft alongside many of our partners offer free tools such as Office 365 and Teams to schools. Administrators and teachers find Teams useful not only for the classroom, but also for organizing Professional Learning Communities and Staff teams. Attending remote meetings is easy with all the built-in features provided. We understand you may have questions on how your school can leverage remote learning and we encourage you to view upcoming and on-demand Teams webinars – sign up here: https://microsoftteams.eventbuilder.com/TeamsEducation.

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Promoting Workplace Mental Health in the Age of COVID-19

There’s been a lot of information disseminated about how to avoid coming in contact with the COVID-19. What we haven’t seen as much is communication on helping people handle the mental and emotional issues that arise with a health scare such as this. Elizabeth Bille and Erin McClintock, in their blog for the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM), share expert strategies designed to support mental wellness efforts in the workplace—while also maintaining physical health and productivity of employees. Read this article and consider ways you can support your employees’ mental health.

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Disaster recovery chatbots

Read the article from @FastCompany, “Disaster recovery chatbots,” to learn how @directrelief, a humanitarian aid group, dramatically cut response times on Facebook Messenger and connected those in the greatest need to real humans. Your #nonprofit can get this free chatbot at botsforcharity.com. #Tech4Good #SocialImpact #DigitalTransformation

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The ‘Internet of Things’ Is Changing the Way We Look at the Global Product Value Chain

March 25, 2020

Globalization has forever changed the traditional product value chain, and the #IoT has played a crucial role in the alteration of #B2C relationships, delivery channels, and product pricing. Thanks to this business revolution, four game-changing transformations are coming to the way consumers and organizations interact in the digital age. Read this article to learn more.

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