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Are you aware that you carry a bucket with you at all times? Indeed, you do, although it's not visible. It's known as yo...

How can we reduce the challenges to mental wellbeing in the workplace and positively influence organisational culture? I...

Auntie's CEO Immo Salonen looks forward to 2024: As we step into 2024, I find it fitting to reflect on Auntie’s core com...

The holiday season is a time for all kinds of traditions. Some of them are ones that in themselves bring the spirit of t...

Quiet quitting has been a topic of discussion in working life in Finland like many other places. Quiet quitting refers t...

According to an old-fashioned take on work life, emotions do not belong in the workplace. We should solely focus on perf...

It's easy to nod in agreement that we should treat others with respect. In practice, things can be more challenging. Som...

"I can't remember the last time I grabbed a book instead of my phone in the evening or watched a full-length movie from ...

Navigating working life requires specific skills that you can learn and develop over your career. Success at work depend...

Smaller or larger setbacks are a part of life, whether we like it or not. It's only natural that these personal trials a...

8 tips for managing your smart devices at work and at home. Generation Z, the Zoomers born between 1997 and 2012, was th...

There are two hours for a job or planning work marked down on the calendar. And in capital letters. But you are stuck wi...

Emotions travel through the walls of the workplace, moving with us everywhere, whether we like it or not. Social interac...

Somehow, I got into my current job. It feels like an accident, and now I have so much responsibility. I don't really kno...

Does your recovery mean sleeping in on the weekend? How are you doing right now if you think about the last two weeks? A...

As herd animals, people are naturally willing to please. Feeling accepted and belonging to a group are deep-seated basic...

I cannot remember how often I’ve sat quietly in a meeting listening to others share or rave about their opinions. I’ve k...

It is a commonly held belief that extended time off can help to decrease work-related stress and improve work motivation...

We’ve all heard it before: Sleep is very important. And yet, most are not able to get the right amount nor quality of sl...

Sooner or later, you will encounter strong emotions at the workplace. Whether it is an angry colleague, a stressed manag...

Daily routines give us a sense of direction and structure in our daily lives, for better or for worse. We perform our da...

When we think about feedback, before we know it our thoughts lead us back to life’s early days. Receiving positive atten...

Have you felt lonely? Or lonely at work? Has remote work increased your sense of loneliness? In one way or another, lone...

In a competitive work environment, it can easily happen that self-compassion stays behind. Many professionals feel that ...

We have all had that experience: Tasks are fun and it is easy to be motivated when they are new and you are still learni...

Take your foot off the accelerator. A butterfly is crossing the road. These lines from a renowned Finnish poet Eeva Kilp...

The time before Christmas starts after the summer vacation. New goals are set and start to fade after a week or two. Tha...

Especially younger professionals often feel that they are not good enough at their jobs. This goes along with the naggin...

Many of us have found ourselves at a job where the time and place to do the work are not well defined. Knowledge- and ex...

Giving feedback, solving conflicts and increasing motivation There are situations which can cause a lot of sleepless nig...

Taking responsibility, setting boundaries and communicating openly The increasing need for experienced leaders encourage...

As a professional I have encountered clients who felt disillusioned after starting a new position. The job that they wer...

Recovery is something we often think about in the context of physical performance. When working out, it is well known th...

We all face different setbacks throughout our lives. We face both small everyday adversities and major life changes and ...

How can we make sure everyone feels included in the work community, how can we make people with different backgrounds fe...

During my work with Auntie clients, one topic is coming up regularly: the need to set clear boundaries. There is the lea...

As in all areas of life where we spend a lot of time with other people, we sometimes encounter people we feel that we ca...

How can we support our brains at work? Our bodies are not the only thing we use while working, both our brains and our m...

Self-management is a skill that is worth practicing What is self-management and why should you do it? You may think it’s...

Since the beginning of the last year many of us have been spending a lot more time in online meetings. Working from home...

In the story of Tove Jansson’s “Invisible Child”, Too-ticky brings a girl to the Moomin House, Ninny, who has become inv...

How are you right now if you think about the last two weeks? Based on your own assessment, is your stress gauge showing ...

You probably know the type that always seems to complain? The conversation usually starts with something said in a whini...