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Things to be careful of in creating an inclusive workplace: Microaggressions Part 1: Microaggressions hidden in everyday life

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2022.06.24

Have you ever felt uncomfortable with someone’s choice of words, but not to ...
- Microaggression
- DiversityInclusion
The courage to disclose one’s own weaknesses and failures creates a winning organization—Rakuten Culture Café Report: Winning Culture Seminar, Vol. 2, by Ryuji Nakatake

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2022.06.02

The Rakuten Group’s Culture Café initiative, comprising joint online lunchti...
- WinningCulture
Organizational culture is created by people’s emotions and influences their behavior—Rakuten Culture Café Report: Winning Culture Seminar, Vol. 1, by Ryuji Nakatake

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2022.04.21

The Rakuten Group’s Culture Café initiative, comprising joint online lunchti...
- WinningCulture
To reply or not to reply to calls during off-work hours—Part 2: Some examples of the “right to disconnect” and the values needed to practice it

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2022.03.31

In the previous article, we discussed why there is a need for the right to d...
- DiversityInclusion
- Well-being
To reply or not to reply to calls during off-work hours—Part 1: The “right to disconnect” for the sake of well-being

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2022.03.17

Have you ever heard of the “right to disconnect”? This concept was incorpora...
- #DiversityInclusion
- Well-being
How well-being is measured – Part 2: Finding a valid approach to measuring well-being

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2022.03.03

Is Japan a country that enjoys a high degree of happiness, or does it suffer...
- Well-being
How well-being is measured—Part 1: The development and history of “metrics” for measuring well-being

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2022.02.17

Is Japan a country that enjoys a high degree of happiness, or does it suffer...
Stress management for improved well-being—Part 2: How you choose to view stress is entirely up to you

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2022.02.05

Generally speaking, the word “stress” calls to mind negative images of hards...
- StressManagement
- Well-being
Stress management for improved well-being—Part 1: Considering the role that the brain plays in people who are able to recover quickly and those who recovery slowly

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2022.01.21

Generally speaking, the word “stress” calls to mind negative images of hards...
- StressManagement
- Well-being
Feeling happiness through work: Results of an empirical study of companies / Part 2: Does feeling happiness through work enhance the happiness of individuals and organizations?

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2021.12.16

Is it important for individuals to “work happily”? Does it lead to improved ...
- JobSatisfaction
- Well-being