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Resilience in Action: How AIR, Shannex, and CAN Health Are Supporting Frontline Workers

Health care workers carry the weight of responsibility for others’ well-being every day. Their resilience is truly remarkable. However, the relentless pressures of the job, including staffing shortages, the lingering effects of the pandemic, and the demands of complex care environments, have made stress and burnout a growing concern. What’s

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Why High Performers Burn Out: The Hidden Role of Recovery

When organizations think about burnout, the conversation often begins with workload. Too many meetings. Too many deadlines. Too much work. These factors certainly matter, but they don’t fully explain why...

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46 Lost Working Days Per Employee: The Hidden Cost of Mental Fatigue

Canadian organizations are losing the equivalent of 46 working days per employee every year to health-related absences and reduced productivity. That is more than nine standard five-day work weeks. At...

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Leadership, Not Labels: Rethinking Workplace Mental Health

Watch the full Knack 4 Business podcast featuring Dr. Jackie Kinley: Recently, Dr. Jackie Kinley joined the Knack 4 Business podcast to discuss one of today’s biggest workplace challenges: why...

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AI Anxiety in the Workplace: Why Uncertainty Is the Real Challenge

A recent Canadian survey found that 94% of job seekers report anxiety or unease about the growing presence of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace. This growing AI anxiety in...

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How UPEI Built a Culture of Mental Fitness

Supporting workforce mental fitness requires more than awareness. It requires practical tools, structured learning, and a commitment to skill development over time. The University of Prince Edward Island partnered with...

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Optimism at Work: Why It’s Not About Positivity

Most people misunderstand optimism. They think it means staying positive.Looking on the bright side.Believing everything will work out. But that’s not what optimism actually is. And under pressure, that version...

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Why Avoiding Conflict Is Quietly Burning People Out

Most people don’t think of conflict avoidance as a problem. In fact, it often looks like professionalism. You stay quiet in meetings.You go along with decisions.You avoid pushing back. On...

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Stress Isn’t the Problem — Losing Control of It Is

Most people don’t feel overwhelmed because they have too much to do. They feel overwhelmed because they can’t slow their mind down. You can be organized, capable, and performing well...

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Psychosocial Risk: Where It Really Begins

Psychosocial risk in the workplace is getting more attention than ever. From burnout and disengagement to workplace stress and absenteeism, organizations are increasingly recognizing the impact these issues have on...

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Managing conflict

Conflict is natural. Knowing how to communicate your thoughts and feelings with people who have different points of view is important! Every opinion adds value

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Touch Points
jamie

Assertiveness

There will be times when you have to speak up for yourself and others. Avoiding conflict is unrealistic; it leads to resentment, bitterness and passive aggressive

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Touch Points
jamie

Balance

Stress is prevalent. Unhealthy amounts of stress may lead to many negative side effects including aches and pains, insomnia, illness, burnout, decreased motivation, and many

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Touchpoints Blog

Touch Points
jamie

Managing conflict

Conflict is natural. Knowing how to communicate your thoughts and feelings with people who have different points of view is important! Every opinion adds value

Read More »
Touch Points
jamie

Assertiveness

There will be times when you have to speak up for yourself and others. Avoiding conflict is unrealistic; it leads to resentment, bitterness and passive aggressive

Read More »
Touch Points
jamie

Balance

Stress is prevalent. Unhealthy amounts of stress may lead to many negative side effects including aches and pains, insomnia, illness, burnout, decreased motivation, and many

Read More »

The Resilience Effect

Managing conflict

Conflict is natural. Knowing how to communicate your thoughts and feelings with people who have different points of view is important! Every opinion adds value

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AIR in the News

AIR goes Global!

On February 16th, Dr. Kinley was featured on Global News in a segment offering tips on how people can build positive coping methods to manage

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